Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants

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SF	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	2	—	10	8	1

Kevin Gausman (4-7, 4.19 ERA) gets the ball for Toronto opposite Landen Roupp (5-8, 4.55 ERA) for San Francisco in a Monday night matchup between two teams that would rather be talking about the trade deadline than the standings.

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Blue Jays(42-48)

LLWWL

1

-1.5+160-104o7.5-104

Giants(37-52)

LWLWL

10

+1.5-163+104u7.5+102

Best BetGiants -106

Pregame

We took the Giants at their entry price and we're sticking with it — Springer's absence hollows out an already banged-up Blue Jays lineup, and San Francisco gets the platform advantage on top of it. Toronto's offense has gone cold on the road, scoring a total of 2 runs across its last two games. The Giants' own inconsistency keeps this from being a lock, but the roster edge points home.

Gausman actually pitched well in his last outing, working 6 innings and allowing just 1 earned run with 7 strikeouts against the Mets — and still took the loss. Roupp's last time out was the opposite story: 2.2 innings, 6 earned runs, 6 walks against Arizona, a start that matched one of the worst of his career. Neither guy has been sharp enough lately to feel like a lock, but the gap in recent command is real.

Kevin Gausman

(4-8)·4.33 ERA

Jun 30 vs Mets

L

6.0IP

1ER

7K

2BB

96P

07/06 Lineup

Landen Roupp

(7-8)·3.98 ERA

Jun 30 @ Diamondbacks

L

2.2IP

6ER

4K

6BB

84P

07/06 Lineup

The bigger story for Toronto is who's not in the lineup. George Springer was placed on the family medical emergency list Saturday, pulling one of the Blue Jays' most established bats out of an already thin outfield mix that's missing Addison Barger, Jesus Sanchez and Anthony Santander. San Francisco has its own absences — Matt Chapman is out with an abdominal strain and catcher Daniel Susac is on the shelf too — but the Giants at least have more bodies to plug the holes.

Toronto Blue Jays

(11)

• 10-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Barger (elbow) will be shut down for a couple of weeks after a recent MRI revealed a stress reaction in his back, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 10-Day-ILJesus Sanchez (RF) — The Blue Jays placed Sanchez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right ankle sprain.06/27
• 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment Monday with the Blue Jays' Arizona Complex League affiliate, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.06/22
• bereavementGeorge Springer (DH) — The Blue Jays are placing Springer on the Family Medical Emergency List on Saturday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.07/05
• 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer (SP) — Scherzer (back) threw three innings for High-A Vancouver on Friday, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three.07/04
• 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) has resumed playing catch, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander (shoulder) could resume hitting within the next week, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

San Francisco Giants

(11)

• 10-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — Chapman was diagnosed with an abdominal muscle strain following his removal from Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.07/01
• 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Bader (foot) will start his hitting and throwing progressions later this week, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
• 10-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — The Giants placed Susac on the 10-day injured list Friday with a lower-back strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.06/26
• 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — Winn (elbow) struck out two in a scoreless inning during a rehab outing with the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate in its 9-5 win over the ACL Athletics on Friday.07/05
• 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — The Giants placed Gage on the 15-day IL on Saturday due to a left elbow strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/04
• 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero (hamstring) threw 30 pitches during a bullpen session Monday, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP) — Foley (shoulder) struck out two over a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.06/15
• 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Form-wise, this is two teams stumbling into the week rather than building momentum. The Blue Jays got run out of Seattle, dropping back-to-back games 11-0 and 0-4 after opening that trip with a win. The Giants have been just as uneven, alternating losses and wins over their last five and getting torched 15-3 by Colorado before salvaging the finale. Records of 42-48 and 37-52 tell you neither club is playing with much margin for error.

Toronto Blue Jays

(42-48)

Jul 5L@ Mariners0-4

Jul 4L@ Mariners0-11

Jul 4W@ Mariners2-0

Jul 1Wvs Mets9-3

Jun 30Lvs Mets0-3

San Francisco Giants

(37-52)

Jul 5L@ Rockies6-7

Jul 5W@ Rockies6-4

Jul 4L@ Rockies3-15

Jul 2W@ Diamondbacks6-4

Jul 1L@ Diamondbacks2-8

None of this screams appointment viewing, but the injury gap matters here. Springer's absence thins out a Blue Jays lineup that was already scrapping for offense on the road trip, while the Giants — for all their own warts — get to play this one at home with a healthier group of everyday hitters. That's a real edge even before you look at who's on the mound.