Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+110) Toronto (-130)
The Baltimore Orioles (64-41) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (59-47). The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at +110 and the Blue Jays are priced at -130. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Bradish and Hyun Jin Ryu.
Baltimore has a slugging % of .419 and have been called out on strikes 879 times, while being walked on 338 occasions. They have compiled 495 RBI's in addition to 882 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .249. The Orioles have recorded 197 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 123 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 511 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in baseball.
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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Orioles pitchers have given up 121 home runs and also 463 runs in total (15th in the league). Baltimore has given up 899 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 437 earned runs. The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.18 on the season (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 954 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 326 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.10 as a team for the season.
The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 59.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 136 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 197 runners this year with 37.1% of those players crossed the plate. Orioles pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 132 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 361 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have earned 77 holds for the season (1st in the league). They have accumulated 34 saves this season and have not converted 23 of 57 save chances.
The Orioles have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,478 innings, which has them sitting 21st in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 2,826 putouts thus far, in addition to 910 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 94 double plays.
Bradish has pitched in 221 innings and has tallied 206 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.14 (102 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.281. He has allowed 211 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 73 walks. Bradish (10-13 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.07 and he has gone up against 933 hitters during his time in the major leagues.
The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .420 and they average 4.54 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have recorded 191 doubles, while getting a free base 346 times as well as racking up 481 runs. Toronto has a total of 123 HRs on the season as well as 456 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 851 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have totaled 955 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .262 on the campaign.
The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 862. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 428 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.76 (395 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (1,016 strikeouts against 328 bases on balls). They have conceded 133 homers and they concede 4.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).
Toronto has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have come away with 36 saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 73.5%, and they have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 123 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 20.7% out of 169 inherited base runners. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 70 holds and also 13 blown saves.
Out of their 8,520 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (14th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 828 assists, 49 errors and have notched a total of 2,840 putouts so far this season.
So far in his MLB career, Ryu has allowed 960 hits while he has tallied 896 punch outs in 1,003 innings. He has allowed a total of 364 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 4.04 and he has gone up against 4,115 batters during his career. Ryu (75-45 career mark) has a 3.27 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+110)
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