Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+155) Toronto (-180)
The Baltimore Orioles (26-35) are traveling to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (35-24). The odds on this game have the Orioles at +155 while the Blue Jays are coming in at -180. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and Yusei Kikuchi.
The Orioles have tallied 98 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 61 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .376 and have struck out 547 times, while drawing a walk on 179 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which is 25th in baseball. They have amassed 233 runs batted in in addition to 479 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .232. They have notched a total of 246 runs scored and hold an OBP of .302.
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The Orioles have an ERA of 4.22 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 421 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 69 home runs and 284 runs in total (22nd in baseball). They have walked 187 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a team over the course of the season.
The Orioles have sent 215 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 base runners for the year with 27.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 12 saves for the year and have not converted 5 of their 17 save chances. The Orioles relievers have a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 44 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 26 holds this season (22nd in the league). Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 85 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 1,624 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 616 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 26th in the majors, and they have turned 64 double plays. The Orioles have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,872 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in MLB.
Lyles has thrown 1,214 frames and has accounted for 933 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.20 (701 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.440. He has surrendered 1,333 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 416 walks. Lyles (57-84 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.70 and he has gone up against 5,344 hitters in the major leagues.
The Toronto Blue Jays hold an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .253 this year. They have been rung up on 464 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned 501 base hits. Toronto has recorded 73 home runs this season as well as 255 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .423 and they are recording 4.46 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have hit 112 doubles, while walking 189 times as well as recording 263 runs.
The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 229 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.59 (208 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 56 homers and they concede 3.96 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.201 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.64 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.27 (484 strikeouts vs 148 walks). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 478.
Sitting with 74 save situations, the Blue Jays have 41 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.1% of 93 inherited base runners. They rank 12th in the league holding a save rate of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 219 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.
The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 47 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 503 assists, 26 errors and have earned 1,564 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,692 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in professional baseball).
During his MLB career, Kikuchi has allowed 422 base knocks while accumulating 378 K's in 412 frames. Kikuchi (17-26 record in his career) has earned a 4.91 ERA and has conceded 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 225 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.411 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and he has gone up against 1,788 hitters in his pro baseball career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+155)
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