The Blue Jays' season rests on the young shoulders of Marcus Stroman. (Photo credit: apardavila / Foter / CC BY)
Oddsmakers give the Blue Jays a 65% chance of completing their comeback in the opening round of the MLB playoffs.
The Blue Jays betting odds for Wednesday’s Game 5 against Texas are -181 at Pinnacle Sports, which implies a 64.4% probability. The Rangers pay +166 on the Pinnacle Sports MLB playoff betting odds, and the Over/Under is 8.
The Jays looked dead and buried after a 14-inning loss in Game 2 put them behind 2-0 in the best-of-five series heading to Texas. But Toronto’s bats have rebounded in the last two games, scoring 13 runs in a pair of comfortable victories.
Marcus Stroman will be the Blue Jays’ starting pitcher Wednesday, with former World Series MVP Cole Hamels countering for Texas.