The Blue Jays will be looking to win five games in a row for just the second time this season as -270 home favourites over Cleveland Monday, according to OddsShark.
Toronto completed the sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals with a steady 5-1 victory on Sunday, and has now outscored opponents by a wide 28-6 overall margin during the four-game surge the team takes into Monday afternoon's matchup at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays' success in their first series at Rogers Centre since September 2019 marks a dramatic turnaround after the team fell to defeat in six of its previous eight contests. However, the recent surge has done little to help Toronto close the gap on the top of the AL East standings.
However, it will be a much different Cleveland team that arrives in town for Monday's contest as +225 road underdogs. Cleveland takes its current seven-game road trip north of the border after dropping two of three to the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox, capped by a narrow 2-1 loss on Sunday afternoon. Overall, the team has now dropped the decision in eight of its past 12 contests to fall nine games back of the White Sox in the division standings.
Cleveland has also struggled badly in recent contests away from their home turf at Progressive Field, falling to defeat in 10 of their past 14 contests while averaging just under 4.1 runs per game. However, they have gone 4-4 in their past eight games on the road when sporting odds of +200 or worse.
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