The Toronto Blue Jays had a bad night at the office yesterday, falling to the worst team in the AL, the Chicago White Sox (7-1) in front of their home crowd. Why Blue Jays manager, John Schneider, decided to start Spencer Turnbull last night is beyond logical thinking. Turnbull has never started a game before and spends more time in Triple-A Buffalo than in the Bigs. But then again Schneider is no Billy Martin. Today the scenario should be different when the Jays and Sox play a matinée at Rogers Centre. The expected starters are Aaron Civale for Chicago and José Berríos for Toronto. Berríos is 2-3 with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Civale comes in at 1-3 with a 4.67 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Even with last night’s win, the White Sox are still a pathetic 8-31 on the road where the Jays are 24-15 at Rogers Centre. Toronto just simply had an off night last night. Vladi Guerrero, Jr., who was hotter than a pistol, went 0-4 but that won’t happen again today. Toronto is the better team, 1 through 9. They are just three games back of the Yankees for the top spot in the AL East and cannot afford to lose at home to one of the worst teams in baseball history and they know it.
TODAY’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS