This is a 1* Free Play on the Toronto Blue Jays.

We think that the Jays can build off yesterday's 5-2 victory. One day after getting blanked by James Paxton, Toronto bounced back with a decent effort on Wednesday. All signs point to another victory here in our opinion as we think this line could/should easily be a lot larger considering the talent discrepancy on the mound. The M's hand the ball to Mike Leake (3-3, 6.28 ERA) who gave up three runs off seven hits over 5.1 innings while also walking four in a loss to the Angels on Friday. Leake has put up a couple of decent efforts, but overall he's been poor, as note that his 1.60 WHIP over 38.2 innings certainly leaves something to be desired. The home side counters with JA Happ (4-2, 3.67) who gave up three runs off four hits while striking out three over six innings in a loss to the Rays on Friday. Happ has the solid 3.67 ERA, but his 1.08 WHIP and 53:11 K:BB over 41.2 innings of work have to be considered "elite." We're basing this pick on the starting pitchers and as mentioned off the top, all signs point to a lop-sided blowout in that department. Consider the JAYS on Thursday night.

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