San Diego Padres vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+105) Toronto (-125)

The Toronto Blue Jays (53-42) will take on the San Diego Padres (45-50) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at +105 and Toronto is sitting at -125. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Blake Snell and Chris Bassitt.

The Padres have hit 168 doubles as a team and have hit 121 balls out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging rate of .408 and have been called out on strikes 806 times, while drawing a walk on 399 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They have compiled 412 RBI's and 738 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average sits at .235. They have 432 runs while having a team OBP of .324.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Padres pitchers have surrendered 104 home runs and 388 runs in total (4th in the league). San Diego has conceded 749 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 358 earned runs. The Padres have a team earned run average of 3.81 so far this year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 828 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 311 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.20 as a team on the campaign.

The Padres have dispatched 302 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 115 base runners on the season and 35.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 24 saves on the season and have blown 20 out of their 44 save opportunities. The Padres relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 97 save situations. The relievers have tallied 53 holds for the season (11th in MLB). Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 74 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 2,536 putouts thus far, in addition to 861 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which ranks 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 83 double plays. The Padres have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,608 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in the majors.

Snell has pitched in 915 innings and has 1,128 strikeouts in his MLB career. Snell (63-53 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.46 and he has faced 3,806 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.33 (339 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.243. He has allowed 734 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 404 free passes.

Toronto has recorded 105 HRs on the season as well as 407 RBIs. They have tallied 175 two-baggers, while getting a free base 299 times as well as scoring 430 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied a team on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .261 on the year. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .417 and they are scoring 4.53 runs per game (16th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 753 instances (25th in MLB) and have notched a total of 852 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.251 with a FIP of 4.19 as a squad on the year. They come in at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 774. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 394 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.87 (363 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (897 strikeouts against 283 walks). They have allowed 122 home runs and they allow 4.20 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Blue Jays have 56 holds and 9 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to enter the game in 42 save opportunities and they have earned 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 99 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.9% out of their 146 inherited base runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have sent 316 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

Out of their 7,611 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 751 assists, 48 errors and have a total of 2,537 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Bassitt has allowed 760 base hits while earning 778 punch outs in 853 frames. Bassitt (55-39 mark in his career) has earned a 3.55 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 336 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and he has faced 3,579 hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-125) and under 9 runs

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