10* JAYS RUNLINE (GOW)

After 4 straight humbling losses, I look for the Jays to finally wake up at the plate today and to take advantage of this matchup, and not only win this contest, but to do so by a significant margin once it's all said and done. Note that the Jays are 7-2 in their last 9 after 3 or more straight losses as well. The visitors hand the ball to Yusei Kikuchi, who is 3-4 with a 4.74 ERA, while the home side counters with Adrian Martinez, who is 1-1 with a 6.30 ERA. Martinez most recently was shelled for 7 runs over 4 innings in a loss to the Mariners, while Kikuchi comes in off his best outing of the year, allowing 1 run and striking out 8 over 6 innings in a a victory over the Rays (he was 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA in 3 starts vs. the A's last season.) Look for Kikuchi to continue his progression and for Martinez to take another step back vs. this highly focussed Jays' line-up; the play is Toronto on the runline option!

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