Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 8-22-23 MLB Picks

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22 August 2023

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles meet Tuesday in MLB action from Oriole Park. The Blue Jays just finished up a weekend set versus the Reds, winning the final pair for a series victory. As for the Orioles, they’re coming off a series against the A’s, where Baltimore bagged a three-game sweep. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays lost to the Reds 1-0 in the Friday opener of their weekend series, but bounced back for a 4-3 win in game two. In the Sunday game three Toronto powered out the rubber match win with a 10-3 outcome. Brandon Belt had three RBI with two homers, while Bo Bichette, George Springer (two RBI) and Kevin Kiermaier (two RBI) each went long as well.

In the starter job for the Tuesday game the Blue Jays will send out Yusei Kikuchi. Over his 24 starts this year Kikuchi is 9-4 with a 3.44 ERA and 132 Ks in 128.1 innings. Kikuchi is 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA in his last seven starts total.

Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts

The Blue Jays have won seven of their last eight games as underdogs.
The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs.
The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games as road underdogs.
The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as road underdogs.
The Blue Jays have led after 7 innings in each of their last five games as underdogs against American League opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Bo Bichette has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
George Springer has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays' last six road games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Yusei Kikuchi has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances with the Blue Jays as underdogs.
Matt Chapman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jays as road underdogs.
Matt Chapman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jays as road underdogs.
Bo Bichette ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.320) this season.

Baltimore Orioles

Over on the Orioles’ side, they managed a nice sweep over the A’s this past weekend, posting wins 9-4, 7-2 and 12-1 in succession before finishing off their West-Coast road trip. In Sunday’s blowout win, Baltimore got at least one RBI from seven different players, and Ryan Mountcastle added three RBI, two runs and a homer.

As starting pitcher for Tuesday’s matchup the Orioles are going with Grayson Rodriguez. This year Rodriguez is 3-3 with a 5.44 ERA in 16 starts. Rodriguez is 1-2 with a 4.62 ERA over his last seven outings.

Baltimore Orioles Team Facts

The Orioles have lost each of their last seven games as home favorites against AL East opponents following a win.
The Orioles have covered the run line each of their last 12 Tuesday night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
The Orioles have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL East opponents.
The Orioles have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as home favorites against American League opponents.
The Orioles have led after 7 innings in each of their last nine Tuesday night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.

Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts

Ryan Mountcastle has hit a home run in three of his last four home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Cedric Mullins has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances with the Orioles as favorites against AL East opponents.
Adley Rutschman has scored at least one run in seven of the Orioles' last eight games as favorites against AL opponents.
Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Orioles' last nine games as favorites against AL opponents.
Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one total base in each of the Orioles' last nine games as favorites against AL opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Baltimore Orioles ranks 3rd in the league for doubles this season (236).
The Baltimore Orioles ranks T5th in the league for triples this season (23).
The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.65).
The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (498).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK

I’m going to stay with the Blue Jays here. This should be a pretty fun, competitive series regardless, though. That said, Kikuchi is on a solid run these days. He’s got just three earned over 19.0 innings in his last three starts, giving up 13 hits and two walks in that time. Kikuchi is a tepid 1-1 in that trio, however. Offensively the Jays have been doing a pretty good job on the scoreboard lately. Toronto has four or more runs in five of their last seven games, and Baltimore has given up three or more runs in four of their last seven outings. I like this one to be fairly close—and also fairly low-scoring—with Toronto eking out a win.