Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Cleveland Guardians (58-52) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Friday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (60-50). The starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Jose Berrios.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .386 and have been rung up 761 times, while drawing a walk on 308 occasions. They have recorded 450 runs batted in as well as 934 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .252. The Guardians have recorded 202 doubles as a squad and have hit 86 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 473 runs scored and hold an OBP of .314. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 16th in MLB.

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Guardians pitchers have allowed 119 long balls and 462 total runs (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 310 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.95 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 on the season (13th in the league), and they have struck out 894 batters.

The Guardians have sent 332 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 126 runners so far this year with 31.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have recorded 28 saves for the season and have blown 12 of their 40 chances to get a save. The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 72 save situations. The relievers have racked up 29 holds on the year (30th in baseball). Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 87 times and also have had 104 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,688 innings, which has them sitting 12th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 2,896 putouts on the year, as well as 994 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 20th in baseball, and have earned 87 double plays.

Quantrill has thrown 407 innings and has tallied 320 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.71 (168 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.244. He has given up 389 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 118 walks. Quantrill (24-16 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.26 and he has gone up against 1,710 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Toronto has tallied 143 home runs for the season and 516 runs batted in. They have 207 two-baggers, while taking a walk 327 times and racking up 529 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .265 for the season. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .436 and they score 4.81 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 856 occasions (25th in the league) and have notched a total of 998 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 469 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.93 (426 earned runs given up). They have allowed 131 homers and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.238 with a FIP of 4.00 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 (928 strikeouts against 290 free passes). They rank 21st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 918.

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 50 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 395 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with base runners. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.7% out of their 161 inherited runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 61 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 88 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 934 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 2,928 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 8,784 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (16th in pro baseball).

Berrios (68-51 mark in his career) holds a 4.18 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 4,096 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 450 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.237 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Berrios has conceded 904 base knocks and he has 964 strikeouts in 969 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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