MLB - 971 Toronto Blue Jays @ 972 Cleveland Indians
(Starting Pitchers: J. Johnson vs U. Jimenez)
***DOUBLE DIME PLAY***
This isn't a good spot for Cleveland, as they are coming from a big series against Detroit and they will play against Toronto with no days off between series. The spot for the Indians is even worse, as they had to play extra innings last night, on a game that also had a small rain delay as well. On the other hand, Toronto had a day off yesterday, so they will be on a much better spot for tonight. Cleveland will start Ubaldo Jimenez tonight and he has been struggling lately with his control, as he has walked 5, 4, 2, 4 and 4 batters on his last five games! Of course he isn't allowing a lot of hits, but with so many free passes, the risk of getting pounded with so many players on base is high and this is what happened on his last game at Kansas City, where he allowed a grand slam. Toronto is #4 in the league on BB% with 9.2% over the last 14 days and they hit well versus RH pitchers, so they should be able to pound Jimenez tonight.
John Johnson will start for Toronto and he had bad luck last Wednesday, where he allowed six runs against the Tigers, even though just one of those runs was earned! He has been quite unlucky, as the Blue Jays can't stop committing errors every time Johnson is on the mount. Johnson faced Detroit, Boston and Baltimore on his last three outings, three teams that are #3, #1 and #5 versus RH pitchers respectively, so he is coming to this game very well tested. Johnson has been pitching well and with the Indians on a poor spot, I expect Johnson to have a nice outing tonight. I believe Toronto has a spot edge and a clear SP edge for tonight and so, I'll be taking them in here in a Double Dime Play!
Pick: 4 units (Double Dime Play) on 971 Toronto Blue Jays ML (w/ J. Johnson) @ -105 / 1.95 on 5Dimes
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