Blue Jays vs Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 20
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Oviedo earns 1st major league win since 2023 as Pirates beat Blue Jays 2-1 to take the series
Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 to take the three-game series.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 7-3 by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of the series on Tuesday night. Mitch Keller’s struggles continued and he was bounced after allowing five runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings.
Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman details spat with Pirates’ Tommy Pham, saying it was “weird and unprovoked” in benches-clearing game.
That said, it’s the fourth time the Jays have dropped a series to a last-place team this season, an annoying blip in their overall record. In July, they dropped two of three to the Athletics and three of four to the Orioles. In June, they lost two of three to the White Sox.
The pitch in question was this 2-0 sinker from Blue Jays lefty Brendon Little. According to TruMedia's calculations, that pitch had a 58.9% called strike probability -- that's based on empirical data, and not whether or not it should be called a strike based on the rulebook or any given umpire's judgment.
Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Monday night's game in Pittsburgh with an injury, but the team is now receiving a positive update on him.