The Toronto Blue Jays (17-12) face the Cleveland Guardians (13-14) in the finale of their four-game series at Progressive Field, with first pitch at 1:40 pm ET.

Game Status: Teams split Saturday's doubleheader (Blue Jays won 8-3, Guardians won 8-2)

Betting Lines:

• Blue Jays: -205 (favorites)
• Guardians: +172
• Run line: Cleveland +1.5
• Over/Under: 7.5 runs

Pitching Matchup:

• Blue Jays: Alek Manoah (RHP, 4-0, 1.45 ERA, 32 K in 31 IP)
• Guardians: Konnor Pilkington (LHP, first MLB start, 5 scoreless relief innings)

Team Stats:

• Scoring: Cleveland 4.68 runs/game (4th), Toronto 3.78 runs/game (20th)
• Defense: Toronto allows 4.07 runs/game (15th), Cleveland allows 4.36 runs/game (23rd)

Key Matchups:

• vs LHP: Blue Jays hitting .235/.313/.383

  • Bo Bichette: .357, 1 HR, 3 RBI
  • Santiago Espinal: .368, 1 HR, 4 2B

• vs RHP: Guardians strengths

  • Jose Ramirez: .371/.464/.729, 5 HR, 20 RBI
  • Andres Gimenez: .364/.368/.600, 2 HR, 13 RBI

The Guardians look to secure the series win and return to .500, while the Blue Jays aim for a split behind their dominant young starter Manoah. Cleveland's offense will need to stay hot against Manoah's impressive early season form.

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