Oakland Athletics @ Toronto Blue Jays - May 29, 2025

Alright, fellow sports fanatics! Buckle up because we’ve got a thrilling showdown on our hands tonight at Rogers Centre. The Athletics are rolling into town to face our beloved Blue Jays, and let me tell you, it’s going to be an exciting one.

First off, let’s talk about the starting pitchers. The A’s will send out Jacob Lopez, who is still searching for his first win of the season with a record of 0-2 and an ERA of 5.4. Now, I don’t mean to throw shade, but that’s not exactly inspiring confidence for the Athletics. His strikeout numbers are decent at around 8.2 per game, but when you’re giving up more runs than you’re getting, it just makes it tougher to win.

On the flip side, we’ve got José Berríos taking the mound for Toronto. He comes in with a record of 1-2 and an ERA sitting around 4.2—still not stellar by any means but definitely better than Lopez’s so far this season. Berríos has been reliable when needed and can strike out over 8 batters per game himself; if he can get some early run support tonight, I like our chances.

Looking at how these teams have performed lately gives us a clearer picture as well. The Blue Jays are hovering around .500 at 27-28, but they’ve struggled in their last few games—just 2-4 SU in their last six outings. However, they did snap a losing streak with that solid 2-0 win against Texas on the road recently—a much-needed morale booster!

The Athletics? Oof! They come in limping with only two wins against their last nine matchups and an abysmal record of just one win in their last fourteen games overall (1-13 SU). That’s hard to watch as a baseball fan regardless of allegiance! It seems like they’re having trouble finding any kind of groove lately.

Now let’s dive into the batting stats since that’s where all the magic happens! The Athletics are averaging about 4.3 runs per game with a batting average of .250—pretty decent if you ask me—but when you’re struggling to keep runs off the board while your pitching falters? Yikes! Meanwhile, our Blue Jays offense has been slightly less productive overall with roughly 3.9 runs per game and a .239 batting average.

With both teams showing signs of struggle recently—especially Oakland—it feels like tonight could tilt in favor of our boys in blue if Berríos can put together a strong outing early on while also hoping for some pop from our lineup.

I predict that the Blue Jays will emerge victorious tonight—let’s say they take this one convincingly as they look to build some momentum moving forward! And considering both offenses seem primed for scoring based on averages alone—I’m leaning towards taking that Over on total runs as well.

So grab your jerseys (mine’s lucky!) and settle in; let’s cheer these guys onto victory tonight! Go Jays!