Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Preview | August 30

Teoscar Hernandez is only one hit away from his 100th of the season as his Toronto Blue Jays (69-58) ready for a matchup against the Chicago Cubs (55-74) on Tuesday at 7:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays are favored (-223) over the Cubs (+181). Toronto has Kevin Gausman starting things off, and Chicago will counter with Marcus Stroman.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Cubs

• Game Day: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
• Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Stadium: Rogers Centre

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Blue Jays are ninth in MLB action with 154 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• The Blue Jays’ .261 batting average is third-best in the majors.
• The Blue Jays are fourth in the league with a .324 on-base percentage.
• The Blue Jays strike out 7.7 times per game to rank fifth in the league.
• The Blue Jays average 1.2 homers per home game this season (80 total at home).
• The Blue Jays are slugging .434 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 8.6 hits per game and is batting .260 at home this season.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 138 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .494, both of which are best among Toronto hitters this season.
• Guerrero ranks 34th in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage, and 16th in slugging among all qualifying hitters in baseball.
• George Springer is hitting .272 with 17 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 41 walks.
• Springer’s batting average ranks 44th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 38th, and his slugging percentage 25th.
• Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto with an OBP of .381 this season while batting .296 with 50 walks and 51 runs scored.
• Bo Bichette is batting .262 with a .305 OBP and 66 RBI for Toronto this season.
• Bichette heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, five walks and two RBI.

Cubs Stats & Trends

Cubs Batting

• The Cubs’ 131 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
• The Cubs’ .241 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
• The Cubs have an OBP of .312 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Cubs rank 25th in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
• In 63 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 69 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They are slugging .389 in 63 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .233 with 8.0 base hits per contest.

Cubs Key Batters

• Ian Happ has a team-high OBP (.351) and slugging percentage (.459).
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Happ’s batting average places him 35th, his on-base percentage ranks 33rd, and he is 41st in slugging.
• Happ brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .291 with 18 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 25 walks.
• Including all qualified hitters, Hoerner ranks 21st in batting average, 55th in on-base percentage and 81st in slugging percentage.
• Willson Contreras has 96 hits, a team-best for the Cubs.
• Seiya Suzuki is hitting .255 with 20 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 35 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers