Toronto at Texas

Toronto plays its sixth straight road game on a 3-5 run losing four times as a favorite. The offense has been in a slump scoring 9 runs in four games. Texas is a small park, tough to pitch in, and starter Chris Bassitt has a 5.77 ERA on the road. The team is 1-3 in his last four road starts after losing 11-6 at Baltimore where he was hit hard allowing 8 runs and 11 hits in 3 innings. The Blue Jays are 8-15 against AL teams averaging 4.9+ runs. Texas has no trouble scoring runs with an offense that is No. 1 in runs and on-base percentage, plus third in slugging. The Rangers are 23-13 at home and play their seventh straight home contest. Texas is fifth in the majors in pitching ERA (3.75) and Top 10 in fielding percentage. Starter Jon Gray (2.32 ERA) has been great holding batters to a .201 average with the Rangers winning six of his last seven starts. Texas is 29-15 against AL teams with a batting average of .265 or less, plus 40-25 against teams that use the bullpen 3.2+ innings per game. Play Texas.