Pittsburgh has lost 15 of its past 19 games following a 6-1 defeat against Milwaukee on Wednesday and the Pirates are only 26-36 at home this season. Toronto is battling for a wild-card berth and has won five of its past nine and sends Alek Manoah to the mound tonight and he is 12-7 with a 2.60 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. He hasn't gotten much run support lately, but he has allowed only 11 earned runs his last five starts in 29 2/3 innings. Johan Oviedo is scheduled to make just his second start for the Pirates after giving up nine runs on 26 hits in 25 1/3 innings mostly as a reliever. Pittsburgh has the third-worst bullpen in the majors with a 1.41 WHIP and tied for fourth-worst with only 27 saves. The Blue Jays are 10-1 their past 11 games after a day off and they have won six of their last seven road games overall. The Pirates are 17-42 in interleague games. Take the Blue Jays as a Max Play.
This pick was released to clients on September 02, 2023 at 12:22PM ET.
MLB
Toronto at Pittsburgh
September 2, 2022
6:35 PM Eastern
2 units on Toronto -230 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 2.87)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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