Jays vs Dbacks: Battle of Banged-Up Crews

0:00On April 18, Toronto Blue Jays head to Phoenix for a showdown with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern. Jays sit at 7 and 12, 5th in the AL East, while DAX are 12 and 8, 3rd in the NL West. Mac Shares are starts for Toronto with a 1 and 2 record and a rough 9.58 ERA. Arizona counters was that gallon, 1 and 1 holding a solid 3.60 ERA. Betting line favors DAX at minus 122, Jays plus 102, total runs over under 9. Jays are sliding on a 3 game losing streak and just 1 and 6 on the road. DAX though, loving home with 6 wins, 2 losses, their pitchers ranking 10th in majors at 3.81 ERA. Toronto hitters clip at 241, 3rd best in the American League, but they got to snap this skid against the team that's 1-7 of their last. 10. Standout bats heating up, Arizona's Kettle Marta with 4 homers, slugging 408 and

1:00Ildemar Ovarges on fire, 14 for 41 lately, with 6 RBI's. For Jays, Dalton Varsil smashing 3 bombs and 7 RBI's, Andrews Geminis 11 for 36 over 10 games. Dbacks outscored foes by 16 in that stretch, Jays down 20. Injuries hitting both squats hard. DAX missing Carlos Santana on 10-day IEL for growing, lords Gouriel Jr. and a stack more elbows on the shelf. Toronto's got Dalton Varsil, day-to-day knee, George Springer Toe, Jose Barrios Elbow, plus plenty pitching woes. This second match of this season could get wild with roster's thin. Keep an eye on Galen dominating the hill, while Scherzer fights back, could flip the script for these banged up crews. Balls in the air soon. That's the story for today. Toronto Blue Jays News Today, driven by AI.