Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (60-50) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (59-52) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Triston McKenzie and Kevin Gausman.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .384 and have struck out 771 times, while being walked on 311 occasions. They have tallied 456 runs batted in as well as 950 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .251. The Guardians have accumulated 203 two-baggers as a team and have hit 87 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 480 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .313. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 16th in the league.

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Guardians pitchers have surrendered 120 long balls in addition to 467 runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 313 hitters and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit over the course of the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.85 on the year (12th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 922 batters.

Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 91 times as well as having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 34 holds this year (30th in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have a save rate of 69.8% and stepped onto the hill in 81 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 of 43 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 132 base runners this season and 31.1% of those players crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 342 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Guardians have transformed 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,859 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 2,953 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,007 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 19th in the majors, and have earned 87 double plays.

McKenzie has taken the hill for 281 innings and has totaled 299 strikeouts during his career. McKenzie (15-18 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.26 and he has gone up against 1,118 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.93 (123 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.049. He has conceded 195 hits (6.2 hits per nine innings) and has 100 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled a team on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .265 on the season. They have struck out on 856 instances (26th in baseball) and have tallied 998 base hits. Toronto has a total of 143 home runs on the year as well as 516 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .436 and they score 4.81 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have put up 207 doubles, while getting a free base 327 times as well as putting up 529 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 469 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (426 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 131 home runs and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.238 with a FIP of 4.01 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.20 (928 strikeouts against 290 walks). They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 918.

With 114 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 61 holds and also 19 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have tallied 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 108 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.7% out of their 161 inherited base runners. They sit at 17th in the league holding a save rate of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 395 relievers to the hill for the season.

In 8,784 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 88 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 934 assists, 50 errors and have a total of 2,928 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Gausman has surrendered 1,289 hits while he has totaled 1,298 K's in 1,295 innings. He has given up 564 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.278 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.55 and he has faced 5,455 batters thus far in his career. Gausman (72-80 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 ERA and has surrendered 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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