San Diego Padres vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Diego Padres vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+100) Toronto (-120)
The San Diego Padres (44-50) are en route to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (53-41). The odds on this game have the Padres at +100 while the Blue Jays are sitting at -120. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Jose Berrios.
The Padres have tallied 165 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 117 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .405 and have struck out 803 times, while drawing a walk on 392 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in the league. They have amassed 403 RBI's in addition to 729 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .234. They have earned a total of 423 runs and have an on-base percentage of .324.
They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Padres pitchers have given up 104 long balls and 387 runs in total (6th in the league). San Diego has surrendered 743 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 357 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.84 on the campaign (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 818 batters. They have walked 308 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a unit over the course of the season.
Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 74 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 53 holds so far this season (11th in MLB). The Padres relievers have earned a save percentage of 54.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 97 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 of 44 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 115 runners this year and 35.7% of them crossed the plate. The Padres have dispatched 300 relievers to the mound this year.
The Padres have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,527 innings, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have earned 2,509 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 851 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 4th in baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays.
Darvish (101-81 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.49 and he has gone up against 6,484 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 1,280 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 509 free passes. His earned run average is 3.57 (626 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.133. Darvish has pitched in 1,579 innings and has tallied 1,886 punch outs during his career.
Toronto is sitting with 105 long balls this year as well as 406 runs batted in. They have tallied 175 doubles, while taking a walk 296 times and notching 429 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an OBP of .329 as well as a batting average of .262 for the season. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .419 and they score 4.56 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 743 occasions (25th in baseball) and are sitting with 846 hits.
The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a squad this season. They sit at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 765. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 385 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.81 (354 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (894 strikeouts vs 276 bases on balls). They have allowed 118 dingers and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).
Sitting with 98 save situations, the Blue Jays have 56 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 33 saves. Their relievers have come in 99 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% of 144 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save rate of 78.6%, and they have dispatched 313 relievers onto the field on the year.
In 7,530 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (16th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 74 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 742 assists, 48 errors and have 2,510 putouts for the year.
Berrios (80-60 career record) has a 4.16 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.26 and he has faced 4,802 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 525 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 1,074 hits while he has tallied 1,111 strikeouts in 1,137 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+100)
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