Blue Jays Host Twins as Trade Deadline Approaches

Santana Makes Season Debut Against Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays (46-54, -8.00 betting units) are undefeated since the All-Star Game. With little hope of making the postseason, they’ll likely make some moves before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Wednesday they face the Minnesota Twins (46-53, -7.73 units).

TV: 4:07 p.m. ET, FS North (Minnesota), Sportsnet (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Ervin Santana (2017: 16-8, 3.28 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RH Sam Gaviglio (2-3, 4.59)

ODDS: Toronto is listed as a -113-moneyline favorite. The total is sitting at 9.5.

Ervin Santana has traveled a winding road in his bid to return from a lengthy absence. This was due to surgery to remove calcium deposits from his right middle finger in February. The veteran right-hander will be activated off the disabled list to make his season debut on Wednesday.

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Sam Gaviglio is getting the nod for Toronto. The Jays are 6-6 behind Gaviglio this year for a +0.76 units against the MLB betting lines. Gaviglio saw his winless skid reach 10 outings on Friday. He allowed four runs on seven hits over a career-high 7 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Orioles.

Gaviglio was taken deep on two occasions versus Baltimore and 12 times in his last 11 outings. Joe Mauer is 3-for-5 in his career against Gaviglio. The hurler has limited the rest of the current crop of Twins to just a 3-for-28 performance at the plate.

Toronto has mustered just three runs in consecutive losses after erupting for 17 in a three-game sweep of Baltimore. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carries a streak of seven straight multi-hit performances into Wednesday's series finale.

Twins Playing Well Since All-Star Break

Eduardo Escobar is riding a five-game hitting streak. He belted a three-run homer in Tuesday's 5-0 romp to improve to 4-for-7 with three extra-base hits and five RBIs in the series.

Santana (3.28 ERA last year) will make his 2018 season debut. The veteran made the AL All-Star squad for the second time last year. He led Minnesota to +4.07 units in earnings on a team record of 19-14.

Santana, owns a 6-7 mark with a 3.84 ERA in 19 career starts against Toronto. He has flustered Yangervis Solarte (1-for-15) and Kendrys Morales (4-for-19, four strikeouts).

Eddie Rosario has scored at least one run in 10 straight contests.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Minnesota	46-53	-$773.00	12-16	34-37	28-27	18-26	48-48-3	-0.18
Toronto	46-54	-$800.00	11-25	35-29	27-21	19-33	48-45-7	-0.49

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

E Santana (0-0) ERA: 0.00

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Oct 3, 2017	NYY	L	4-8	O	2	-$100.00
Sep 28, 2017	CLE	L	2-5	U	5	-$100.00
Sep 23, 2017	DET	W	10-4	O	7	$66.00

Sam Gaviglio (2-3) ERA: 4.59

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 20, 2018	BAL	W	8-7	O	7.2	$68.00
Jul 14, 2018	BOS	L	2-6	U	3.1	-$100.00
Jul 11, 2018	ATL	L	5-9	O	1.2	-$100.00

Bullpen

Minnesota's relievers have pitched 7.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Toronto's relievers have pitched 14 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Minnesota Twins - E Santana

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 27, 2016	8-7	TOR	6.2	5	6	6	5	4	No Decision
May 19, 2016	3-2	TOR	8	4	2	2	2	5	No Decision
Aug 3, 2015	5-1	TOR	6	6	3	3	3	2	Loss
Aug 30, 2013	3-2	TOR	7	4	3	2	2	6	Loss
Apr 14, 2013	3-2	KC	8	7	2	1	3	4	No Decision

Toronto Blue Jays - Sam Gaviglio

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Sep 7, 2017	4-2	MIN	5	4	1	1	3	3	No Decision
Jun 14, 2017	6-4	SEA	5.1	5	4	4	0	5	Win

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.52	12	4.92	23
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.42	14	4.67	22
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.43	16	4.70	21
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.44	16	4.88	22

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Jul 24, 2018	MIN	5	TOR	0	101	8.5	U	Jose Berrios (R)	Ryan Borucki (L)	9	5	1	1	5	11
Jul 23, 2018	MIN	8	TOR	3	-121	9.5	O	Adalberto Mejia (L)	Luis Santos (R)	13	11	2	5	12	9
May 2, 2018	TOR	0	MIN	4	-102	9	U	Marcus Stroman (R)	Fernando Romero (R)	6	9	3	3	9	7
May 1, 2018	TOR	7	MIN	4	-124	9	O	Marco Estrada (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	10	8	7	1	12	6
Apr 30, 2018	TOR	7	MIN	5	-116	10	O	Aaron Sanchez (R)	Lance Lynn (R)	10	10	6	4	7	5
Sep 17, 2017	TOR	7	MIN	13	-133	9	O	Joe Biagini (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	6	16	6	4	10	7
Sep 16, 2017	TOR	7	MIN	2	-122	9.5	U	Marco Estrada (R)	Adalberto Mejia (L)	11	4	4	1	10	4
Sep 15, 2017	TOR	4	MIN	3	105	9.5	U	J.A. Happ (L)	Bartolo Colon (R)	8	7	5	1	5	7
Sep 14, 2017	TOR	2	MIN	3	-137	9.5	U	Brett Anderson (L)	Jose Berrios (R)	8	7	6	7	11	6
Aug 27, 2017	MIN	7	TOR	2	-139	9.5	U	Kyle Gibson (R)	Joe Biagini (R)	14	7	3	1	17	9

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Toronto is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Minnesota Twins

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	46-53	29-22	17-31	28-27	19-26	48-48-3	12-16	34-37
Last 10	6-4	4-1	2-3	4-4	2-0	6-4	2-1	4-3
vs Div	19-17	11-6	8-11	13-14	6-3	15-20-1	5-4	14-13
vs AL	40-41	26-17	14-24	25-22	16-19	37-42-2	12-12	28-29
vs NL	6-12	3-5	3-7	3-5	3-7	11-6-1	0-4	6-8

Toronto Blue Jays

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	46-54	27-27	19-27	27-17	20-36	48-45-7	11-25	35-29
Last 10	4-6	3-2	1-4	3-1	1-5	6-4	0-4	4-2
vs Div	17-25	12-10	5-15	11-3	7-21	15-24-3	2-13	15-12
vs AL	37-49	22-25	15-24	22-16	16-32	38-41-7	10-25	27-24
vs NL	9-5	5-2	4-3	5-1	4-4	10-4	1-0	8-5

Team Last 5 Games

Minnesota Twins

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 24, 2018	TOR	5-0	W	-111	8.5	Jose Berrios	7	Ryan Borucki	A
Jul 23, 2018	TOR	8-3	W	111	9.5	Adalberto Mejia	5.1	Luis Santos	A
Jul 22, 2018	KC	3-5	L	-136	9.5	J Odorizzi	6	Brad Keller	A
Jul 21, 2018	KC	2-4	L	-143	9.5	L Lynn	5	Jake Junis	A
Jul 20, 2018	KC	5-6	L	-127	8.5	K Gibson	5.1	D Duffy	A

Toronto Blue Jays

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 24, 2018	MIN	0-5	L	101	8.5	Ryan Borucki	6	Jose Berrios	H
Jul 23, 2018	MIN	3-8	L	-121	9.5	Luis Santos	2	Adalberto Mejia	H
Jul 22, 2018	BAL	5-4	W	-194	8.5	J Happ	5	A Cashner	H
Jul 21, 2018	BAL	4-1	W	-190	9	M Stroman	7	A Cobb	H
Jul 20, 2018	BAL	8-7	W	-146	8.5	Sam Gaviglio	7.2	D Bundy	H

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