Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Friday, July 14, 2023
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+150) Toronto (-180)
The Toronto Blue Jays (50-41) are welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (52-39) at Rogers Centre on Friday. The line on this contest has Arizona at +150 and Toronto is sitting at -180. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tommy Henry and Chris Bassitt.
The Diamondbacks have accounted for 173 doubles as a squad and have smacked 105 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona is slugging .428 and have been called out on strikes 700 times, while being walked on 301 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have amassed 427 RBI's as well as 794 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .258. They have a total of 449 runs while holding a team OBP of .326.
They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 103 home runs in addition to 422 total runs (19th in the league). Arizona has given up 765 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 392 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 4.35 this year (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 762 batters. They have walked 304 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a team so far this year.
Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 89 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 49 holds on the campaign (13th in MLB). The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. They have compiled 23 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of 38 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 base runners on the campaign with 30.1% of them crossed home plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 293 relief pitchers to the hill this season.
The Diamondbacks have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,293 innings on the field, which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 2,431 putouts for the season, as well as 797 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball, and have 71 double plays.
Henry (8-5 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.50 and he has faced 517 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 116 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 50 walks. His earned run average is 4.38 (59 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.368. Henry has taken the mound for 121 innings and has tallied 87 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.
The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated a team OBP of .326 and a batting average of .259 this year. They have been rung up on 725 occasions (25th in MLB) and have 810 base knocks. Toronto is sitting with 102 long balls on the year as well as 388 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .415 and they earn 4.51 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have 166 doubles, while taking a walk 287 times and notching 410 runs.
The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.244 and have a FIP of 4.13 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 742. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 376 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.85 (346 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.60 (867 strikeouts vs 265 walks). They have given up 117 homers and they yield 4.18 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).
Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.9% out of their 139 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 90 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 51 holds and 8 blown saves. They rank 1st in baseball with a save rate of 79.5%, and they have sent 301 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves.
Out of their 7,287 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (16th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 71 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 708 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 2,429 putouts this year.
Bassitt (54-39 career mark) has earned a 3.55 earned run average and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 3,555 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 334 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.201 and a FIP of 3.9. In his career, Bassitt has surrendered 753 base hits while accumulating 773 K's in 847 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-180) and under 9 runs
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