Blue Jays take home losing streak into matchup with the Guardians

Cleveland Guardians (15-12, first in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (10-15, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (1-0, 3.20 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.86 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -140, Guardians +119; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Cleveland Guardians looking to break a three-game home slide.

Toronto has a 10-15 record overall and a 6-7 record at home. The Blue Jays are 2-4 in games decided by one run.

Cleveland has a 7-7 record on the road and a 15-12 record overall. The Guardians have a 12-2 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has five doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho is 11 for 37 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has five doubles and six home runs for the Guardians. Brayan Rocchio is 15 for 35 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .276 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by two runs

Guardians: 5-5, .234 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Nathan Lukes: day-to-day (hamstring), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), George Springer: 10-Day IL (toe), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.