Athletics-Blue Jays Odds Preview

The fans at Rogers Centre will be treated to a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays when they take their seats on Saturday. Trevor Cahill will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Righthander Cahill is 0-1 this season with a 2.25 ERA. Cahill's opponent in this one will be Brian Tallet. The Blue Jays lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The A's rallied late and defeated the high-flying Blue Jays 8-5 on Friday, as +130 underdogs. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Bobby Crosby hit a bases-loaded triple to lead the way for the A's. Andrew Bailey tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the victory, and Brad Ziegler collected his third save. Aaron Hill had two hits and drove in two runs for the Blue Jays, who were favored at -150 in that game. Brandon League surrendered three runs in relief to suffer the loss. Team records: Oakland: 5-5 SU Toronto: 8-4 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Toronto most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto Oakland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Oakland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland Toronto is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Oakland, Sunday, April 19