Blue Jays vs Athletics Game Breakdown

Get ready for a thrilling showdown at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum where the Toronto Blue Jays, eager to claw their way up from a 14-game deficit, are set to battle the Oakland Athletics, who are also looking to climb from their 10-game pit. It’s a brisk and breezy day in Oakland with the first pitch scheduled to zip across the plate at 04:07 PM EST. With the over/under teasing at a tight 8.0 and the Jays favored at -163 against the A’s at +137, today’s matchup promises a mix of tactical plays and unexpected swings, especially after yesterday’s nail-biter where the A’s edged out the Jays 2-1. As these two teams take the field under the overcast skies, fans are buzzing—will the Blue Jays soar to redemption, or will the Athletics wield their home-field advantage to secure back-to-back victories? One thing’s for sure, in this game of birds versus boots, feathers are bound to fly!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 08, 2024 04:07PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Overcast with winds from the WSW at 13.6 mph. Temperature is at 55.0° with 96% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-163	+137	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-165	+139	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-2	+2	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

146W-122L

62.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

113W-163L

37.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/07/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	1	Under	-5.0
06/07/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-5.0
06/23/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+1.0
06/23/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Over	+1.0
06/24/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+2.0
06/24/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+2.0
06/25/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Over	+5.0
06/25/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	12	Over	+5.0
09/04/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+3.0
09/04/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+3.0
09/05/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Push	-0.0
09/05/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Push	-0.0
09/06/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-1.0
09/06/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Under	-1.0

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Kevin Gausman

ERA 4.599 | IP 60.7 | 4.0W-4.0L | KO 59.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-03-24	vsBAL	7-2L	6.3	6	6	3	Over
05-28-24	@CWS	7-2W	6.0	4	1	3	Over
05-23-24	@DET	9-1W	6.0	3	1	10	Over
05-18-24	vsTB	5-4L	6.0	8	3	6	Over
05-11-24	vsMIN	8-10W	3.0	10	7	6	Over
05-04-24	@WAS	6-3W	5.3	3	0	8	Over
04-28-24	vsLAD	1-3W	7.0	5	1	5	Under
04-23-24	@KC	2-3L	6.7	7	3	2	Under
04-17-24	vsNYY	6-4L	5.0	4	1	6	Over
04-12-24	vsCOL	12-4L	3.7	10	6	4	Over

Luis Medina

ERA 0.0 | IP 5.7 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 6.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-02-24	@ATL	1-3L	5.7	2	1	6	Under
09-28-23	@MIN	2-1W	6.0	3	1	4	Under
09-21-23	vsDET	7-3L	5.0	6	5	5	Over
09-16-23	vsSD	5-2L	3.7	2	3	7	Under
09-10-23	@TEX	4-9L	4.3	6	5	3	Over
09-04-23	vsTOR	6-5L	4.7	3	3	3	Over
08-18-23	vsBAL	9-4L	3.0	5	4	1	Over
08-12-23	@WAS	2-3L	4.0	4	1	4	Under
08-06-23	vsSF	6-8W	3.3	5	4	3	Over
07-30-23	@COL	0-2L	5.3	6	2	6	Under

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/09	vs OAK	1-2L	5	0	Under
06/08	@ BAL	6-5W	7	1	Over
06/07	@ BAL	3-2W	9	0	Under
06/06	@ BAL	1-10L	5	1	Over
06/05	@ BAL	2-7L	8	1	Over
06/04	@ PIT	5-4W	11	0	Over
06/03	@ PIT	1-8L	6	0	Over
06/02	@ PIT	5-3W	6	1	Push
05/31	vs CWS	3-1W	7	0	Under
05/30	vs CWS	7-2W	13	0	Over
05/29	vs CWS	5-1W	6	3	Under
05/28	vs DET	11-14L	14	3	Over
05/27	vs DET	1-2L	6	0	Under
05/26	vs DET	2-6L	10	0	Push
05/25	vs DET	9-1W	13	3	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/09	@ TOR	2-1W	5	1	Under
06/08	@ SEA	0-3L	2	0	Under
06/07	@ SEA	2-1W	5	1	Under
06/06	@ SEA	3-4L	8	0	Under
06/04	vs ATL	1-3L	2	1	Under
06/03	vs ATL	11-9W	16	2	Over
06/02	vs ATL	2-4L	6	0	Under
06/01	vs TB	5-6L	11	1	Over
05/31	vs TB	3-4L	6	0	Under
05/30	vs TB	3-0W	5	1	Under
05/28	@ HOU	2-5L	6	2	Under
05/27	@ HOU	3-1W	6	0	Under
05/26	@ HOU	3-6L	10	1	Over
05/25	@ COL	10-9W	17	3	Over
05/24	@ COL	3-4L	8	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Davis Schneider	8.7	11.8	0.229	0.425	38.0%	80.4%	3.9%
#2 Danny Jansen	8.9	11.7	0.265	0.479	39.3%	87.2%	4.3%
#3 V. Guerrero	8.6	11.1	0.295	0.427	44.4%	87.1%	2.9%
#4 Daniel Vogelbach	6.6	8.8	0.203	0.328	31.2%	64.1%	1.6%
#5 Bo Bichette	7.6	9.7	0.238	0.345	30.6%	65.1%	1.7%
#6 George Springer	7.3	9.5	0.202	0.305	33.3%	63.8%	2.3%
#7 Daulton Varsho	6.2	8.4	0.214	0.459	33.7%	79.6%	5.1%
#8 Isiah Kiner-Falefa	5.5	6.9	0.269	0.387	33.3%	72.0%	2.2%
#9 Kevin Kiermaier	5.7	7.3	0.207	0.315	27.9%	59.5%	0.9%

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	7.2	9.2	0.271	0.403	33.5%	73.7%	2.1%
#2 Miguel Andujar	5.8	7.6	0.286	0.449	28.6%	73.5%	4.1%
#3 JJ Bleday	7.6	9.9	0.246	0.469	36.8%	83.8%	3.9%
#4 Brent Rooker	7.3	9.8	0.271	0.532	40.4%	93.6%	6.4%
#5 Seth Brown	7.3	9.4	0.19	0.31	27.2%	58.2%	3.2%
#6 Zack Gelof	5.8	7.5	0.186	0.32	26.7%	58.7%	2.9%
#7 Kyle McCann	5.4	7.0	0.288	0.47	42.4%	89.4%	4.5%
#8 Max Schuemann	4.9	6.4	0.248	0.36	35.2%	71.2%	2.4%
#9 Tyler Soderstrom	4.8	6.3	0.196	0.314	39.2%	70.6%	2.0%

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Alek Manoah OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 5.4

Athletics Notable Injuries

Paul Blackburn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 5.3
Alex Wood OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/14/24. Impact: 3.3
Ross Stripling OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 2.3
Kyle Muller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 1.7
Esteury Ruiz OUT (OF): Avg: 0.2 SLG:0.382 Last game: 05/24/24. Impact: 0.6
Lucas Erceg OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/27/24. Impact: 1.8
Darell Hernaiz OUT (3B/SS): Avg: 0.182 SLG:0.182 Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 1.7
Michael Kelly OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/03/24. Impact: 0.9