This is a 10* ASSASSIN on the Toronto Blue Jays.

After taking the first two games of this series, we like the home side to find a way to get the job done at the end of the afternoon. The visitors hand the ball to Luis Severino (0-1, 2.45 ERA) who was solid in his second MLB start vs. the Tribe on Tuesday after giving up two runs off seven hits over six innings. Severino has looked pretty good so far, but obviously the book is still out on the hard-throwing right hander and certainly he draws an extremely tough matchup in his third outing throwing opposite Drew Hutchinson and facing the hard-hitting and revenge minded Jays. "Hutch" (11-2, 5.26 ERA) won for his seventh time in his past eight decision vs. the A's on Tuesday, giving up two runs over seven innings and he has to be feeling pretty confident that he can keep the momentum rolling here today as he's a near-perfect 9-1 with a 2.68 ERA in front of the home town crowd (he's also a perfect 4-0 in all "day" games this season). After a couple of sub-par efforts in a row, the one thing we definitely don't have to worry about is Toronto's overall focus today and we think this determination will translate into production at the plate. Combined with what is clearly the superior starter backing them in this matchup, all signs do indeed point to the JAYS as the savvy move in this contest.

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