Our Blue Jays vs. Giants prediction previews Tuesday night’s matchup as Toronto looks to rebound after a lopsided loss in the series opener. The Blue Jays will rely on a bullpen game to slow down a Giants lineup that erupted for 10 runs on Monday, while San Francisco turns to Trevor McDonald after his strongest start of the season. Below, you’ll find our best bet, updated odds, player props, betting trends, and expert analysis for the July 7 showdown at Oracle Park.
Blue Jays vs. Giants prediction
Heliot Ramos over 0.5 walks: +205 @ BET99
Ramos over 0.5 walks
Fresh off essentially a three-homer game (two home runs and one little league homer), Ramos is a prime candidate to be pitched around on Tuesday night.
Ramos has a walk rate of just 5.7% this season, which ranks only in the 14th percentile in the majors, but Toronto’s pitching staff won’t be overly concerned about pitch counts with a bullpen game expected. You can expect Toronto’s relievers to tiptoe around Ramos’ hot bat, as each pitcher will only be counted on for an inning or two of work.
Ramos has earned a walk in just 23% of his games this season, but we’ll go against this trend in this case at very long +205 odds given his offensive explosion last night.
As always, shop around for the best MLB odds at the best MLB betting sites before locking in any wagers on our predictions.
Greg’s Blue Jays predictions are 20-15-2 for +4.58 units this season.
Blue Jays vs. Giants odds
| Blue Jays moneyline odds | -120 |
| Giants moneyline odds | +100 |
| Run line odds | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145), Giants +1.5 (-170) |
| Game total | Over 7.5 runs (-115), Under 7.5 (-105) |
| Date/time | July 7, 9:45 p.m. ET |
Betting the Blue Jays (42-49 SU, 42-49 ATS, 47-43-1 o/u)
The Blue Jays suffered a demoralizing 10-1 loss in the series opener on Monday night, as the team was just one out shy from going 30 consecutive innings without scoring a run until Kazuma Okamoto went deep in the sixth inning. The power outage was just two shy of the team’s all-time record of 32 consecutive scoreless innings set in 1981.
Toronto’s offence has fallen into the basement of the league in several statistical categories, including 28th in runs scored, 25th in home runs, and 27th in slugging percentage.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. personifies these offensive struggles, as the slugger has just four home runs and a .693 OPS in 315 at-bats.
Betting the Giants (38-52 SU, 40-50 ATS, 42-42-6 o/u)
The Giants will be feeling good about putting 10 runs up on the board on Monday night.
Heliot Ramos belted two homers and added a triple (that ended up being a little league home run) in the rout of the Blue Jays en route to a five-RBI night.
Rafael Devers entered the contest riding a nine-game hitting streak, and while he went hitless on Monday, he did draw two walks and scored twice for the victorious Giants.
Probable starting pitchers
Toronto: Bullpen game
Toronto still hasn’t formally announced a starting pitcher as of Tuesday morning, but a bullpen day is expected, with Spencer Miles and Patrick Corbin likely doing the heavy lifting in the early portion of the game.
San Francisco: RHP Trevor McDonald (3-6, 4.42 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 7.89 K/9)
McDonald is coming off his best outing of the year, holding the Diamondbacks scoreless over six innings while allowing just a single hit.
He owned an ugly 5.73 ERA across five June starts, though, and the righty has struggled mightily at home this season, going 1-4 with a 5.88 ERA.
McDonald, who does have a respectable 3.88 xERA, throws a sinker nearly 60% of the time, and that pitch has helped him rank in the 95th percentile in missing barrels (4.2% barrel rate) this season.
Notable injuries
The following notable players are on the injured list for Toronto:
- P Max Scherzer (back)
- P Yimi Garcia (elbow)
- OF Addison Barger (elbow)
- OF Jesus Sanchez (ankle)
- OF Anthony Santander (shoulder)
- P Joe Mantiply (knee)
- P Jose Berrios (elbow)
- P Cody Ponce (knee)
- P Bowden Francis (elbow)
- P Braydon Fisher (bereavement)
The following notable players are on the injured list for San Francisco:
- P Keaton Winn (elbow)
- P Matt Gage (elbow)
- 3B Matt Chapman (abdominal)
- P Joel Peguero (hamstring)
- OF Harrison Bader (foot)
- C Daniel Susac (back)
- P Jason Foley (shoulder)
- P Rowan Wick (elbow)
- P Hayden Birdsong (elbow)
- P Randy Rodriguez (elbow)
- P Joel Butto (arm)
Weather
Forecasts are calling for cool temperatures around 13 C under clear skies in San Francisco. Winds will blow out to centre field at 15 mph.
Blue Jays vs. Giants betting trends
- The Blue Jays are 5-1 against the Giants in their past six meetings.
- The Giants have hit the team total under in 11 of their last 15 games.
- The Blue Jays have hit the team total under in 26 of their last 40 road games.
Blue Jays vs. Giants player prop trends
- Ramos has hit safely in five straight games and is -225 to extend that streak.
- Guerrero Jr. has struck out at least once in five straight games and is -190 to extend that run.
- Willy Adames has scored at least one run in three straight games and five of his last 10. He’s +150 to score on Tuesday.
- McDonald has struck out four or more batters in nine of his 11 starts this season and is -140 to record over 3.5 strikeouts against a disciplined Toronto team that has only struck out an average of 7.41 times per game this season (third lowest in MLB).
