Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+100) Toronto (-120)
Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (33-27) will meet the Houston Astros (35-24) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Astros at +100 while the Blue Jays are priced at -120. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Hunter Brown and Kevin Gausman.
The Astros have accounted for 98 doubles as a unit and have smacked 63 balls out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging rate of .396 and have struck out 470 times, while being walked on 186 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are earning 4.5 runs/g, which is 13th in the league. They have 256 runs batted in as well as 484 hits so far this season, and their batting average sits at .246. They have notched a total of 267 runs and hold an OBP of .318.
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The Astros have a team ERA of 3.22 so far this season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 572 hitters. Astros pitchers have surrendered 59 home runs and 209 runs in total (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 169 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.67 as a squad so far this year. Houston has allowed 468 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 188 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21.
Astros pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 29 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 31 holds this season (16th in baseball). The Astros bullpen have earned a save percentage of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 54 save situations. They have 16 saves on the season and have missed out on 6 of 22 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 50 runners this year and 30.0% of them ended up scoring. The Astros have sent 183 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.
The Astros have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,731 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 1,577 putouts on the year, in addition to 481 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 52 double plays.
Brown has pitched in 82 innings and has earned 96 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.94 (27 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.198. He has allowed 72 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 27 walks. Brown (7-2 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.67 while going up against 337 hitters during his time in the major leagues.
The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .422 and they are scoring 4.67 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have tallied 109 doubles, while taking a walk 199 times and recording 280 runs. Toronto has tallied 68 HRs for the season as well as 263 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 470 occasions (26th in the league) and have earned a total of 555 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled a team OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .265 on the season.
The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.261 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (562 strikeouts vs 202 walks). They come in at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 469. They have allowed 78 HR's and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 249 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.79 (224 earned runs surrendered).
Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 24 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves. They sit at 5th in baseball holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 197 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.0% out of 91 inherited base runners. With 58 save situations, the Blue Jays have 34 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.
The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (18th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 478 assists, 30 errors and are sitting with 1,598 putouts so far this season. In their 4,794 innings played, the Blue Jays have a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (7th in pro baseball).
Thus far in his career, Gausman has allowed 1,418 hits while he has earned 1,466 strikeouts in 1,427 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 614 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.74 and he has faced 5,996 hitters in his pro baseball career. Gausman (80-85 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.87 earned run average and has allowed 8.9 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (+100)
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