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The 13-21 Atlanta Braves visit the 17-21 Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a four-game set at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada tonight. The first pitch is scheduled to be tossed at 7:07 PM ET. The hot Jays are a -133 moneyline home favorite over the Braves tonight with the total on the majority of the MLB boards at 9 runs.
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In their last game the Braves lost to the Miami Marlins 3-1. In the game the Braves scored one run on eight hits and the Marlins scored three runs on five hits.
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In their last game the Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2. In the game the Blue Jays scored three runs on seven hits and the Mariners scored two runs on six hits. Toronto’s Kevin Pillar hit a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie.
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This season the Braves rank 23rd in the Majors in runs scored and 29th in team ERA.
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The Blue Jays rank 21st in the Majors in runs scored and 15th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Atlanta: Bartolo Colon (1-4, 7.22 ERA)<br />
Toronto: Mike Bolsinger (0-1, 3.18 ERA)
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Bartolo Colon goes for the Braves tonight in the first game of this series and he was lit up in his last start giving up eight earned runs in five innings in an 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros. The Braves have lost three of his last four starts, including his last two, and in that span he has not been sharp going 21 innings and has given up 23 earned runs. In 26 career starts against the Blue Jays Colon is 10-6 with an ERA of 4.25. Since his lone win of the season against the Padres in mid April Colon is 0-3 with an ERA of 9.55 since.
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Mike Bolsinger gets the call for the Blue Jays tonight and in his last outing he went five innings and gave up two earned runs in a 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. That start was his first start of the season after being recalled from the minors where he had an ERA of 1.46 this season. In two career starts against the Braves Bolsinger is 1-1 and has not faced them since the 2015 season when he was with the L.A. Dodgers.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Braves are 13-6 in their last 19 games against the Blue Jays.
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In the last 5 games between these teams in Toronto the Over record is 4-1.
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This season the Blue Jays are 10-9 at home and the Braves are 8-13 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Atlanta Braves: 13-21 SU / O/U 20-14 / Run Line W/L 17-17<br />
Toronto Blue Jays: 17-21 SU / O/U 17-19 / Run Line W/L 19-19
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Atlanta at Toronto Key Betting Trends<br />
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ATL is 14-30 in their last 44 interleague road games
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ATL is 2-7 in their last 9 overall
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ATL has an Over record of 11-5 in their last 16 games
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TOR is 5-0 in their last 5 overall
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TOR is 5-0 in their last 5 home games
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TOR has an Under record of 22-9 in their last 31 home games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>BRAVES</b><br />
05/12/17 Chaz Roe RP Back Expected to be out until at least Jun 2<br />
05/10/17 Joel De La Cruz RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least May 20<br />
05/10/17 A.J. Minter RP Groin Expected to be out until at least May 16<br />
05/10/17 Dustin Peterson LF Hand Expected to be out until at least May 20<br />
05/08/17 Micah Johnson 2B Wrist Expected to be out until at least Jul 14<br />
05/06/17 Jake Brigham RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least May 27<br />
05/04/17 Dan Winkler RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jun 1<br />
05/01/17 Matt Marksberry RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Jun 1<br />
05/01/17 Kris Medlen SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least May 15<br />
05/01/17 Armando Rivero RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least May 15<br />
04/02/17 Sean Rodriguez 1B Shoulder Out for the season<br />
03/08/17 Jacob Lindgren RP Elbow Out for the season
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<b>BLUE JAYS</b><br />
05/14/17 Russell Martin C Shoulder Expected to be out until at least May 23<br />
05/14/17 Steve Pearce LF Calf Probable for May 15<br />
05/14/17 Aaron Sanchez SP Finger Expected to be out until at least May 19<br />
05/12/17 Taylor Cole RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least May 17<br />
05/12/17 Lourdes Gurriel SS Hamstring Expected to be out until at least May 17<br />
05/12/17 J.A. Happ SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least May 19<br />
05/12/17 Chris Smith RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least May 17<br />
05/12/17 Jose Tabata LF Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least May 17<br />
05/11/17 Josh Donaldson 3B Calf Expected to be out until at least May 26<br />
05/11/17 Francisco Liriano SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least May 21<br />
05/10/17 Jon Berti 2B Concussion Expected to be out until at least May 17<br />
05/10/17 Lucas Harrell SP Biceps Expected to be out until at least May 20<br />
05/10/17 Mitch Nay 3B Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least May 20<br />
05/10/17 Troy Tulowitzki SS Hamstring Expected to be out until at least May 17<br />
05/06/17 Reese McGuire C Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least May 15<br />
05/02/17 Dalton Pompey CF Concussion Expected to be out until at least Jun 1<br />
04/25/17 Bo Schultz RP Elbow Out for the season<br />
04/22/17 Melvin Upton LF Thumb Expected to be out until at least Jul 14<br />
01/03/17 Jesus Montero 1B Suspension Suspended until Jun 1
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