Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 10/3/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2021

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Hyun Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays (88-71, 4th in AL East) play the Baltimore Orioles (52-107, 5th in AL East) at Rogers Centre on Sunday.

The Orioles have accumulated 264 doubles as a unit and have smacked 192 balls out of the stadium. Baltimore is slugging .403 and have been rung up 1,425 times, while being walked on 446 occasions. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 26th in the league. They have accounted for 624 RBI's and 1,272 base knocks this year, while their batting average is .239. They have racked up 650 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .304.

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Orioles pitchers have surrendered 247 home runs in addition to 928 total runs (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 557 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.08 as a squad for the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.48. The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 5.77 on the season (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,221 hitters.

The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 48.1% and has entered the game in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 327 runners on the season with 40.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 207 times in addition to having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 557 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have accumulated 63 holds so far this season (30th in MLB). They have recorded 26 saves so far this season and have missed out on 28 out of their 54 chances to get a save.

The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 4,134 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,333 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 6th in professional baseball, and they have turned 1,075 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,402 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 28th in professional baseball.

Zimmermann (4-4 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 5.36 and he has faced 309 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 76 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 24 free passes. His earned run average is 4.97 (39 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.415. Zimmermann has thrown 70 innings and has 62 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .461 and they are recording 5.14 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have put up 277 doubles, while getting a free base 490 times and scoring 818 runs. Toronto has tallied 251 home runs over the course of the season as well as 788 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,205 occasions (29th in MLB) and have recorded 1,417 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays hold a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a batting average of .264 this year.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.234 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a team this season. They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,233. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 654 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.92 (601 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.07 (1,439 strikeouts against 468 bases on balls). They have allowed 206 long balls and they surrender 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Toronto has had relievers step onto the hill in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 33 saves. They are ranked 9th in the league holding a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 530 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 165 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.4% of 236 inherited runners. With 118 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 64 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 119 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,347 assists, 89 errors and have a total of 4,135 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 12,405 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (9th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Ryu has surrendered 922 base hits while he has accumulated 873 K's in 971 innings pitched. Ryu (72-45 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.20 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 345 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.02 and he has gone up against 3,979 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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