Blue Jays vs Braves Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Truist Park as the Toronto Blue Jays swoop down south to clash with the Atlanta Braves in a daytime showdown that’s got all the makings of a classic! With the Jays fluttering 14.5 games behind in their league and the Braves chopping away at a 7.5-game deficit, each team is hungry for a win to boost their standings. The stakes are high with the odds-makers setting the line at a tight 8.0, reflecting the fierce competition we saw in their last face-off where Toronto triumphed. As the first pitch is set to fly at 01:35 PM EST under a partly cloudy sky, with a brisk eastern breeze setting the scene, today’s game promises to be more than just peanuts and Cracker Jacks. So, let’s see if the Jays can keep flying high or if the Braves will tomahawk their way back into the win column!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 08, 2024 01:35PM EST

Location: Truist Park, Atlanta

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the E at 15.0 mph. Temperature is at 71.1° with 47% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	ATL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+225	-280	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+225	-280	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

164W-145L

30.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

185W-122L

69.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
09/06/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	1	Under	-4.0
09/06/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	3	Under	-4.0
09/07/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	9	Over	+6.0
09/07/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+6.0
05/12/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	0	Under	-5.0
05/12/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Under	-5.0
05/13/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	2	Under	-1.0
05/13/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	5	Under	-1.0
05/14/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+3.0
05/14/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+3.0

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Braves Vs Over/Under

Yariel Rodriguez

ERA 4.61 | IP 68.3 | 1.0W-6.0L | KO 69.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-01-24	@MIN	3-4L	3.0	3	0	3	Under
08-27-24	@BOS	3-6L	5.0	8	6	3	Over
08-26-24	@BOS	4-1W	1.0	0	0	0	Under
08-21-24	vsCIN	11-7L	4.3	6	5	6	Over
08-16-24	@CHC	5-6L	5.0	4	4	5	Over
08-10-24	vsOAK	1-0L	5.7	5	1	5	Under
08-04-24	@NYY	3-4L	4.7	4	0	4	Under
07-29-24	@BAL	5-11L	0.7	1	4	1	Over
07-24-24	vsTB	3-6W	5.7	2	2	6	Over
07-12-24	@ARI	4-5L	4.0	4	2	7	Over

Chris Sale

ERA 2.486 | IP 155.7 | 15.0W-3.0L | KO 202.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-03-24	vsCOL	0-3W	7.0	6	0	9	Under
08-28-24	@MIN	5-1W	6.0	6	1	6	Under
08-23-24	vsWAS	2-3W	7.0	9	2	4	Under
08-17-24	@LAA	11-3W	6.0	6	2	10	Over
08-12-24	@SF	1-0W	7.0	3	0	12	Under
08-07-24	vsMIL	8-5L	4.7	9	3	10	Over
07-31-24	@MIL	6-2W	5.7	6	2	6	Over
07-25-24	@NYM	2-3L	7.3	2	2	9	Under
07-09-24	@ARI	6-2W	5.3	5	2	9	Over
07-03-24	vsSF	1-3W	6.0	3	1	9	Under

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/09	vs ATL	9-5W	17	2	Over
09/08	vs ATL	1-3L	7	0	Under
09/06	@ PHI	2-4L	6	0	Under
09/05	@ PHI	9-10L	16	4	Over
09/03	vs MIN	3-4L	3	1	Under
09/02	vs MIN	15-0W	23	4	Over
09/01	vs MIN	0-2L	7	0	Under
08/31	vs BOS	2-0W	7	0	Under
08/30	vs BOS	0-3L	2	0	Under
08/29	vs BOS	3-6L	11	2	Over
08/28	vs BOS	7-3W	9	1	Over
08/28	vs BOS	4-1W	6	1	Under
08/27	@ LAA	8-2W	7	2	Over
08/26	@ LAA	3-1W	8	1	Under
08/25	@ LAA	5-4W	10	2	Over

Braves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/09	@ TOR	5-9L	10	0	Over
09/08	@ TOR	3-1W	7	0	Under
09/07	@ COL	1-3L	5	0	Under
09/06	@ COL	5-2W	7	1	Under
09/05	@ COL	3-0W	7	0	Under
09/03	vs PHI	2-3L	6	1	Under
09/02	vs PHI	0-3L	6	0	Under
09/01	vs PHI	7-2W	9	3	Over
08/31	vs PHI	4-5L	7	2	Over
08/30	vs MIN	5-1W	8	1	Under
08/29	vs MIN	8-6W	11	1	Over
08/28	vs MIN	10-6W	13	2	Over
08/27	@ WAS	1-5L	3	1	Under
08/26	@ WAS	4-2W	11	2	Under
08/25	@ WAS	3-2W	8	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 George Springer	6.7	8.9	0.217	0.379	0.340	0.719	0.294	0.040
#2 Ernie Clement	5.5	7.1	0.257	0.413	0.291	0.704	0.294	0.031
#3 V. Guerrero	7.3	9.6	0.323	0.550	0.446	0.996	0.397	0.050
#4 Alejandro Kirk	6.0	7.9	0.243	0.345	0.356	0.701	0.288	0.018
#5 Leo Jimenez	6.2	8.2	0.233	0.391	0.383	0.774	0.317	0.030
#6 Davis Schneider	5.8	7.8	0.191	0.332	0.327	0.659	0.272	0.029
#7 Luis De Los Santos	4.6	6.2	0.182	0.273	0.273	0.545	0.230	0.000
#8 Brian Serven	4.1	5.4	0.185	0.259	0.296	0.556	0.236	0.000
#9 Joey Loperfido	3.8	4.9	0.231	0.382	0.296	0.678	0.282	0.020

Atlanta Braves	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Michael Harris II	10.9	13.9	0.247	0.366	0.307	0.673	0.280	0.026
#2 Jorge Soler	8.0	10.7	0.232	0.418	0.385	0.803	0.323	0.040
#3 Marcell Ozuna	9.1	12.0	0.307	0.569	0.427	0.996	0.397	0.070
#4 Matt Olson	9.9	13.2	0.233	0.442	0.356	0.797	0.324	0.048
#5 Sean Murphy	8.4	10.8	0.211	0.366	0.330	0.696	0.286	0.041
#6 Jarred Kelenic	7.9	10.2	0.240	0.403	0.316	0.719	0.297	0.036
#7 Gio Urshela	6.1	7.8	0.249	0.336	0.311	0.647	0.269	0.014
#8 Orlando Arcia	6.4	8.2	0.223	0.363	0.303	0.666	0.276	0.032
#9 Luke Williams	4.6	6.6	0.189	0.270	0.297	0.568	0.240	0.000

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Bo Bichette OUT (SS): Avg: 0.222 SLG:0.32 Last game: 08/28/24. Impact: 1.4

Braves Notable Injuries

Austin Riley OUT (3B): Avg: 0.257 SLG:0.464 Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 2.8
A.J. Minter OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/13/24. Impact: 1.2