{"id":374905,"date":"2025-10-13T12:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=374905"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:19:04","slug":"mariners-vs-blue-jays-best-bets-game-2-mlb-alcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mariners-vs-blue-jays-best-bets-game-2-mlb-alcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners vs. Blue Jays Game 2 ALCS best bets: Back Santander, Toronto&#8217;s bats on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners meet for a pivotal ALCS Game 2 on this Canadian Thanksgiving Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Toronto lost the series opener last night and will be desperate to even the score before heading west to Seattle for Games 3-5. The Jays turn to rookie sensation Trey Yesavage, who is pitching opposite Logan Gilbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Mariners vs. Blue Jays best bets for ALDS Game 2, featuring a prop bet on Anthony Santander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mariners vs. Blue Jays best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/competitions\/10065\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\"><strong>MLB player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\"><strong>MLB standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Blue Jays over 3.5 runs (-130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took the Jays to go over 4.5 runs yesterday, which looked great after George Springer belted a leadoff home run in the first inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s bats fell silent afterward, logging just one more hit, but I&#8217;ll go back to the well with one less run against Gilbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Jays had the best offence in the second half, and still lead the MLB playoffs in the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Runs per game (7.0)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Batting average (.294)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slugging percentage (.531)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OPS (.864)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K rate (15.8%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilbert is an elite arm. His 3.02 xERA ranks in the 88th percentile on Baseball Savant, and his 32.7% K rate was second among starters with 70+ innings pitched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Toronto rarely goes down on strikes (the club only had four Ks yesterday), and the fireballing righty is pitching on short rest after throwing 34 pitches in Seattle&#8217;s ALDS Game 5 win on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilbert has also been hit hard by the Jays&#8217; active lineup, allowing a .309 batting average and .543 slugging percentage in 100 combined plate apperances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll bank on a bounce back from John Schneider&#8217;s group on Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Toronto went over 3.5 runs in eight straight games prior to Game 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other MLB postseason predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Santander over 0.5 hits (-125):<\/strong> Santander was one of two Blue Jays to record a hit yesterday, logging a single off Bryce Miller in the second inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The switch-hitter is now 3-1 against this line in the postseason, with a 30.7% K rate and zero walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to see less swing-and-miss, but at least Santander is swinging. And his zero walks are great for a market like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santander&#8217;s numbers against Gilbert are strikingly similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 3-for-9 against the righty with three Ks and zero walks. Santander has a .295 xBA in those at-bats, so I know he hasn&#8217;t lucked into that production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mariners vs. Blue Jays best bets as of 11:05 a.m. on 10\/13\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners meet for a pivotal ALCS Game 2 on this Canadian Thanksgiving Monday. The pregame narrative: Toronto lost the series opener last night and will be desperate to even the score before heading west to Seattle for Games 3-5. 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