The Toronto Blue Jays will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Diamondbacks in Arizona at Chase Field on Monday in baseball action.

For the Diamondbacks, Brandon McCarthy gets the ball, charged with keeping the Blue Jays hitters off the base paths. He'll face Esmil Rogers, 2-5 on the year.



View Toronto vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers, including Sportsbook, opened the Diamondbacks as -168 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9 at shops such as Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 3-ranked Diamondbacks and the American League No. 12-rated Blue Jays in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Arizona has the National League's No. 5-rated offensive output, at 9.1 hits per game. The Blue Jays average 8.6 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the American League list.

Defensively, Toronto features the American League's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.6 runs per game. Arizona, meanwhile, comes in at No. 7 in the National League at home, scoring 4.2 runs per game.

Last time out for Toronto, they were a 5-0 loser as they battled the Royals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at -155 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Toronto didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by James Shields in a losing cause, 5-0, against Kansas City on Sunday.

The Diamondbacks were an 8-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at +163 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. Arizona didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 8-2 to San Francisco on Sunday at Chase Field.


Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 2-7
After playing Kansas City are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 7-2
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few Blue Jays at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home


Next up:
Toronto at Arizona, Tuesday, September 3