Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA
Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+125) Los Angeles (-145)
Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (57-41) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (55-45) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Blue Jays at +125 while the Dodgers are coming in at -145. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Chris Bassitt and Julio Urias.
Toronto has a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. They have amassed 423 runs batted in and 893 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .261. The Blue Jays have accounted for 177 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 113 baseballs out of the park. They have 448 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 16th in MLB.
The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.85 so far this year (7th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 947 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 127 long balls and 411 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 300 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit on the year. Toronto has allowed 811 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 380 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.
Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 108 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 62 holds so far this season (6th in MLB). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.9% and stepped onto the hill in 108 save situations. They have 34 saves for the year and have blown 12 of their 46 save chances. The relievers have inherited 154 base runners on the season and 22.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 333 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.
The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 2,668 putouts this year, in addition to 783 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,004 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in pro baseball.
Bassitt has taken the mound for 859 innings and is sitting with 783 K's so far in his career. Bassitt (56-39 career record) has a FIP of 3.92 while he has faced 3,603 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.52 (336 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. He has surrendered 764 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 265 free passes.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .335 and a team batting average of .248 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 860 occasions (16th in the league) and are sitting with 825 hits. Los Angeles has 162 home runs for the year to go along with 538 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .456 and they score 5.69 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have recorded 179 doubles, while getting a free base 414 times as well as earning 558 runs.
The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a squad on the year. They rank 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 802. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 452 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.43 (428 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (828 strikeouts vs 292 walks). They have relinquished 108 long balls and they surrender 4.68 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).
Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of 141 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 103 times in high leverage situations and on 92 occasions with runners on. With 94 save situations, the Dodgers have 59 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They rank 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.6%, and they have dispatched 350 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 83 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 855 assists, 46 errors and have a tally of 2,609 putouts so far this season. In 7,827 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (10th in MLB).
So far in his pro baseball career, Urias has given up 558 base hits while he has earned 665 K's in 675 innings. He has allowed 230 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.102 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and he has faced 2,748 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Urias (56-23 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.07 earned run average while surrendering 7.4 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+125)
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