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Posted at 11:30 AM EST

7:05 PM EST. One could take the Athletics and take back +100 but we’re going for the kill in this game and probably all weekend long but we’ll start with this one. The Blue Jays are coming off a 12-1 victory yesterday in New York against the Metropolitans but that was only their third win over their past eight games. Furthermore, the Jays are a struggling with an 11-11 record at the Rogers Center and finally, with the roof likely open today, it provides better conditions for more runs and in that regard, we trust Oakland’s very dangerous offense over Toronto’s. Playing half their games at one of the best pitcher’s parks in the majors, Oakland has a higher team OPS than Toronto and ranks 14th in team batting average while the Jays rank 24th.

Oakland’s stock has sunk a bit in recent days because they, too, have just three wins in their last nine games but the A’s played three against Houston, the Yanks and Red Sox, arguably the three best teams in the majors. They’ll now take a step down in class when facing the Jays. Additionally, Aaron Sanchez hasn’t been that sharp. Sanchez has thrown below average games in four of his past five outings. He's facing an Oakland team that has the second-most strikeouts in the AL, producing a positive K-rating but all of Sanchez's other scores are negative. He has a weak BB/K ratio of 25/32 in 46 frames to go along with a 4.91 xERA. Aaron Sanchez is winless at home in four starts so he has that monkey on his back too.

Hip surgery in July of last year put Andrew Triggs (RHP) on the DL for the second half of the season. This one-time prospect of sustained impact dims given flunking health and average surface stats but we’re not ready to throw the towel in on him yet. With some years of above-average skills and a very good minor-league pedigree, Triggs’ skills are emerging again. Triggs has been all or nothing over his past five starts, with two dominant starts and three weak outings. Triggs's sub-indicators are all positive, but the Jekyll/Hyde nature of his performances makes this a risky outing but no more risky than wagering on Sanchez as the chalk. Triggs has a strong BB/K split of 16/42 in 39 frames and a respectable 4.22 xERA and we’ll gamble a bit that if Oakland emerges, it’ll be by more than a run.

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