This is an 8* BAIL-OUT on the OVER Jays/A's.

I gave out a play on the OVER in this series yesterday and while that pick came up short, I believe today's will prove to be much higher-scoring.

Toronto is desperate to snap a four-game slide now after getting smoked at home by the Rays over the weekend in three straight.

The Jays are out to atone for yesterday's 5-1 defeat, but note that they have in fact seen the total go OVER the number in eight of their last 12 in trying to revenge a road loss against an opponent in which they were held to one or fewer runs in.

The A's won't be lacking for motivation either as they've still lost 11 of their last 13 at home.

Yes, these line-ups have been struggling at the plate of late, but I don't trust either starting pitcher today.

The Jays go with the shaky Yusei Kikuchi (3-4, 4.74 ERA), while the home side counters with the erratic Adrian Martinez (1-1, 6.30.)

We're expecting these starters to get chased early and we look for this total to fly OVER the number sooner, rather than later

Good luck, NP