T.M. Selection: Toronto Blue Jays.

I like the Toronto Blue Jays to win this game against the Seattle Mariners on Monday. The Blue Jays have lost 4 series in a row now and haven't looked great in their games lately but I think they are going to break out of their funk here and win this game to get back on track after what was a pretty good start to the year. The Mariners have a losing record at the moment, they just won their most recent series against the Mets but that was their 1st series win after losing 5 series in a row. They haven't looked great in their games lately either and I think they are just what the Blue Jays need to break out of their funk and get a series win at home here. Chris Flexen (1-5, 4.24 ERA) is up for the Mariners here and he has been terrible this year with a decision in all 6 of the games he has started in and only grabbing 1 win out of those. He has given up 5+ hits in 5/6 starts this year and he's not striking out a lot of batters either. He has consistently given up runs in every start this year and just gave up 6 runs in his most recent start. He has been letting a lot of batters get on base against him this year and I think the Blue Jays will make him pay for that here in their ballpark. I think he is going to pitch another bad game for the Mariners here and will spark the Blue Jays offense which has already been picking up a bit lately. Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 4.15 ERA) is up for the Blue Jays here and he hasn't had a great start to the year either but he didn't give up more than 2 runs in his previous 2 starts and he looked a lot better in those games. I think he is going to continue to get better with each start and I expect him to pitch another good game here. I think this is a good spot for the Blue Jays to bust out of their funk and get a win here. I like the Blue Jays to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-1 Blue Jays.