Toronto at Atlanta

Toronto fell 4-3 to Atlanta on Tuesday in the series opener, keeping it a one-run game despite Gausman surrendering four earned runs. The offense showed up. Tonight, the conversation shifts to the arm going for Atlanta: Chris Sale. The lefty has been exceptional this year, a 2.01 ERA and 0.94 WHIP across eleven starts, but his most recent outing showed cracks — 96 pitches to get through just five frames, snapping a seven-start quality streak. Mason Fluharty is starting for the Blue Jays in what is essentially a bullpen game. Fluharty hasn't recorded more than four outs in any of his 32 appearances this year, but the Jays have added Chad Dallas to the taxi squad and could lean on him for some work. Toronto's relief corps has carried a rotation decimated by injuries all season and ranks among the better pens in baseball doing it. If Sale labors into the fifth inning tonight on 90-plus pitches again, the Blue Jays offense has the pop to steal on here. Take the Blue Jays. This is my MLB Underdog Game of the Month.