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  • Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers picks for Friday, August 8
  • Game is taking place at Dodger Stadium
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    Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks
  • Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Toronto Blue Jays Form
  • Los Angeles Dodgers Form

Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks

Toronto are tipped up upset Los Angeles in this series opener.

The Blue Jays have been firing offensively in recent weeks, especially this week, and they have been enjoying plenty of success against left-handed pitchers.

  • Toronto Blue Jays have scored 45 runs already this week
  • Toronto Blue Jays have averaged 7.3 runs over their past 11 games
  • Los Angeles Dodgers are 3-9 in their last 12 home games
  • The Over has cashed in 9 of Toronto’s previous 11 games

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Dodgers lead the all-time series 17-10
  • Toronto Blue Jays won 3-1 when the two teams last met in April 2024

Toronto Blue Jays Form

Toronto head to Los Angeles having started this road trip with three consecutive victories to continue their improved form.

The Blue Jays enjoyed a strong run during the second half of July as they won eight times in nine games, before cooling off late in the month.

They lost four straight games before wrapping up their July schedule with a 9-8 victory in Baltimore.

Toronto failed to build on that victory when they returned home though, as they sandwiched a 4-2 win over Kansas City with 9-3 and 7-4 defeats to the Royals.

The Blue Jays responded in emphatic fashion however, as they went out on the road to sweep Colorado with 15-1, 10-4 and 20-1 victories.

Los Angeles Dodgers Form

Los Angeles enter this series on an inconsistent run of form, having gone 6-6 in their previous 12 games.

The Dodgers began this sequence with a 4-3 victory at home to Minnesota and a 5-2 win on the road in Boston.

They dropped the next two meetings with the Red Sox, 4-2 and 4-3, but rallied in Cincinnati with 5-2 and 5-4 victories over the Reds.

Los Angeles lost the series finale, 5-2, but responded well in Tampa as they sandwiched a 4-0 loss to the Rays with 5-0 and 3-0 wins.

The Dodgers struggled when they returned home at the start of the week however, as they lost 5-3 and 3-2 to St Louis either side of a 12-6 win.

Verdict

Toronto are unlikely to light up Los Angeles as badly as they did Colorado, but it is tough to ignore the success they have been having with the bat.

The Blue Jays make for an appealing underdog in this one.

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