Toronto Blue Jays vs Arizona Diamondbacks: Interleague Showdown

0:00On April 17, Toronto Blue Jays, sitting at 7 wins and 11 losses in the AL East, head to Phoenix to face the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are 11 and 8 in the NL West. First pitch is Friday at 9.40pm Eastern, kicking off a 3-game series. On the mound, Eric Lauer starts for Toronto with a 1-2 record and a rough 7.82 ERA, while Arizona's Mike Soroka brings a, Office 05. Perfect 3-0 mark and a sharp 2.87 ERA. Sportsbooks have the D-backs as minus 1-39 favorites, with the over under at 9 runs. The Diamondbacks have solid at home, with a 5-2 record, especially tough when they keep the ball in the park, going 5-1 in those games. Toronto's struggling on the road at 1-5 overall, but they light it up when scoring 5 or more, winning 5-6 like that. Keybacks for Arizona include Kettle Marte, with 4 homers and a 408 slugging clip,

1:00plus Ildemar Ovargas, who's been hot lately, 15 for air. 40 over 10 games with 5 doubles in 7 RVIs. Toronto counters with Andres Gimenez's 3 homers in recent action, and Dalton Bar Show, crushing 13 for 39, with 3 dingers himself. Over their last 10, Arizona's 7-3, hitting 264, with a 3.40 Team ERA, outscoring foes by 14. The Jays are 3 and 7, batting 239, but with a 5.22 ERA getting outrun by 20. Both squads are banged up. Diamondbacks missing a bunch like Corbin Burns and Lorde's Gurry L Jr. on the IL, Toronto, without Shane Beaver, George, Springer, and more elbow cases. Still, this inner league clash could spark some fireworks as these teams meet for the first time this year. Baseball news, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.