{"id":847189,"date":"2026-08-07T20:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847189\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:50:13","slug":"blue-jays-vs-phillies-picks-odds-mlb-predictions-best-bets-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847189\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Phillies picks, odds: MLB predictions, best bets Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tGambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting-editorial-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editorial standards<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies host the Blue Jays this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Former Angel Jos\u00e9 Soriano makes his Jays debut after being dealt at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/best-mlb-betting-sites-and-sportsbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MLB<\/a> trade deadline. <\/p>\n<p>Soriano shut out the Giants in San Francisco, scattering three hits. <\/p>\n<p>It was his first win since June 13, which was seven starts ago. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66601563;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40236670\" width=\"393\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/los-angeles-angels-starting-pitcher-135609935.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jos\u00e9 Soriano delivers a pitch.\" class=\"wp-image-40236670\"  \/>Pitcher Jos\u00e9 Soriano in his last start with the Angels against the Giants. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies\u2019 Zack Wheeler is 10-2 but has surrendered five runs in his past five frames. <\/p>\n<p>We say Wheeler returns to form while the Philly bats make Soriano uncomfortable in his new blue suit. <\/p>\n<p>Play $50 on Wheeler and the Phillies (-220, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/betmgm-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BetMGM<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there\u2019s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post\u2019s NFL Best Bet crown last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,615,591,77554,2365,85,23371,77555,299488,5161],"class_list":["post-847189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-betting","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-betting","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-picks","tag-stitches","tag-toronto-blue-jays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}