{"id":343512,"date":"2025-05-03T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T15:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=343512"},"modified":"2025-05-03T11:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T15:52:52","slug":"blue-jays-pick-vs-guardians-may-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-pick-vs-guardians-may-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians vs. Blue Jays prop pick May 3: Fade Williams against Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays host the Cleveland Guardians for the second game of their weekend series on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Toronto&#8217;s lineup is tough to strike out. Gavin Williams&#8217; inconsistent punch-out skills make him a quality fade candidate in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Guardians vs. Blue Jays prop picks for May 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays pick vs. Guardians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Williams under 4.5 strikeouts (-106)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams possesses some strikeout skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>68th-percentile chase rate (30.2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>74th-percentile whiff rate (29.1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While those are solid numbers, they haven&#8217;t translated to elite punchout totals. He has a 56th-percentile strikeout rate (22.8), and he&#8217;s topped this total in only three of six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m skeptical of his chances of doing so in a difficult matchup. The Blue Jays have the second-lowest strikeout rate in MLB (7.09).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, shorter-than-usual outings are always in Williams&#8217; range of possibilities. He&#8217;s pitched five innings or shorter in four of his last six outings, lasting three or fewer twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 5.14 ERA and 4.88 FIP are worrisome in addition to his .275 opponent batting average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advanced numbers paint a similar picture, too. Williams enters this contest with a 12th-percentile expected ERA (5.91) and an eighth-percentile expected opponent batting average (.304).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guardians vs. Blue Jays picks made at 10:49 a.m. ET on 05\/03\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays host the Cleveland Guardians for the second game of their weekend series on Saturday. The pregame narrative: Toronto&#8217;s lineup is tough to strike out. 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