Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/8/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021

Location: Oriole Park in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN/MASN2

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-185) Baltimore (+140)

Keegan Akin and the Baltimore Orioles (28-57, 5th in AL East) host the Toronto Blue Jays (43-40, 3rd in AL East) at Oriole Park on Thursday. The line on this game has the Blue Jays coming in at -185 and the Orioles are at +140. The total opens at 11. The men taking the mound will be Alek Manoah and Keegan Akin.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have earned a total of 428 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .328. The Blue Jays have hit 139 doubles as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the park. They have compiled 406 runs batted in as well as 752 hits on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .265. Toronto has a slugging rate of .453 and have been called out on strikes 686 times, while being walked on 253 occasions.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.00 this season (13th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 762 batters. They have walked 262 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 114 home runs and 357 runs in total (12th in the league).

The Blue Jays have dispatched 285 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 134 runners this year and 29.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 15 saves on the year and have blown 10 out of their 25 save opportunities. The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 39 holds on the campaign (18th in the league). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 95 times as well as having 90 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 2,174 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 748 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 548 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,522 innings, ranking them 13th in pro baseball.

Manoah (2-0 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.45 while he has gone up against 148 batters in the majors. He has conceded 25 base knocks (6.1 hits per nine innings) with 12 walks. His ERA is 2.70 (11 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.009. Manoah has thrown 36 innings and has accumulated 43 K's in his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles have recorded an on-base percentage of .303 as well as a team batting average of .238 this season. They have struck out on 744 occasions (18th in baseball) and have a total of 674 hits. Baltimore has recorded 98 home runs so far this season and 341 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they have an average of 4.15 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have put up 140 doubles, while taking a walk 243 times and earning 353 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.461 with a FIP of 4.86 as a pitching staff for the season. They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 769. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 465 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.48 (445 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.38 (711 strikeouts against 299 free passes). They have conceded 129 dingers and they relinquish 5.72 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 28 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 53.6%, and they have dispatched 286 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their relievers have come in 92 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.7% of 175 inherited base runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 35 holds and also 13 blown saves.

Out of their 6,585 innings on the field, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 53 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (6th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 697 assists, 41 errors and have notched a total of 2,195 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Akin has allowed 80 hits while he has earned 73 strikeouts in 66 frames. Akin (1-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 6.35 ERA and has surrendered 10.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 47 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.590 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and he has gone up against 302 hitters during his MLB career.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (+140) and under 11 runs

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