The Toronto Blue Jays will try to put the brakes on a four-game losing streak when they open a weekend series in Miami on Friday as slim -115 favourites on the MLB odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The Blue Jays saw their season-long dominance of the division-rival Baltimore Orioles come to a sudden halt this past week. After claiming victory in 12 of 13 previous clashes this season, Toronto came out on the wrong end of a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles. That was capped by Wednesday’s 10-5 loss as a -106 wager that extended its current road losing streak to seven games going into Friday night’s Blue Jays versus Marlins betting matchup at Marlins Park.
Toronto has struggled to contain opposing hitters during their current slide. The Blue Jays have surrendered a worrisome nine runs per game in seven straight road defeats, forcing the run total OVER in five of those contests, and have seen the OVER go 10-5 in their past 15 overall.
While the club managed to produce 5.66 runs per game while going 5-1 over a recent homestand, that production has not carried over to the road, where they have averaged fewer than 3.6 runs per game during the current losing streak.
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However, interleague play may be just what the Blue Jays need to right the ship. Toronto has enjoyed regular success against National League opponents this season, going 11-6 in 17 meetings with Senior Circuit squads including a 4-3 record in seven interleague road dates, according to the OddsShark MLB Database.
Toronto has also regularly come out on top in recent years when facing the Marlins. The Blue Jays swept a three-game series at Rogers Centre when these two teams last met in June 2015, and also took two of three in their last visit to South Florida in 2012, ending a dismal 3-12 run over their previous 15 meetings.
The Marlins return home for Friday night’s contest as -105 underdogs after getting swept in a brief two-game series with the Boston Red Sox. Miami was outgunned by a 22-13 margin in its high-scoring set at Fenway Park, extending the Marlins’ current losing streak to three games.
Currently trailing the fourth-place New York Mets by 6.5 games, Miami looks destined to finish last in the NL East for the fourth time in eight years. However, the Marlins have produced a respectable 16-14 record over their past 30 home dates, including a 3-2 mark in their past five games against opponents from the AL East.
