The Atlanta Braves have retaken the lead in the National League East thanks to a 5-1 record over their last six games and a Toronto Blue Jays sweep over Atlanta’s division rival Washington Nationals over the weekend. After getting help from the Blue Jays last week, the Braves will now try to beat them in a two-game road series starting Tuesday night.
Braves vs. Blue Jays odds 2018: Atlanta a small road betting favorite for Tuesday night
The Atlanta Braves hope to keep their roll going this week as they visit the Toronto Blue Jays, with the sportsbooks siding with them in the opener of the short two-game series.
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Atlanta is a slight road favorite at -108 in the series opener in Toronto at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Mike Soroka will take the hill for Atlanta facing Jaime Garcia and the Blue Jays who are going off at -102 at home.
Atlanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays
When: Tuesday, June 19, 7:07 p.m. ET
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Betting Line / Total: Atlanta -108 / 9 Runs
Atlanta Braves
The Braves didn’t look much like a World Series contender when they got off to a mediocre 12-10 start to the 2018 season. But since then, Atlanta has gone 30-19 over its last 49 games and put up some impressive numbers across the board.
The team ranks second best in the National League in run production averaging 4.85 runs per game and has the second best Team ERA among starters in the NL at 3.24. With a deep pitching staff and productive offense, there’s no sign of this year’s Braves club slowing down in a wide open National League.
At just 20 years old, Mike Soroka has looked comfortable in his first four big league starts with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The Braves are 3-1 in Soroka’s four trips to the mound per the OddsShark MLB Database.
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto’s season took a nose-dive over the course of a 5-17 slump that started May 12. But thanks to sweeps at home over Washington and Baltimore, the Blue Jays are 7-3 over their last 10 games and 7-0 over their last seven at home.
The Blue Jays offense has been mired by injuries to Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson this season, but over their last seven home games the Blue Jays have averaged 6.1 runs per game.
Tuesday night’s total is set at nine runs. The OVER is 4-0 in the last four games between these two teams.
Atlanta is 16-7 in its last 23 games against the Blue Jays. This series wraps up with a pitching duel on Wednesday night between Anibal Sanchez and J.A. Happ.
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