New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+100) Toronto (-120)

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (37-26) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (47-16) on Saturday. The odds on this game have New York at +100 and Toronto is sitting at -120. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jameson Taillon and Alek Manoah.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are notching 5.0 runs/g, which ranks them 3rd in MLB. They have earned 315 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324. The Yankees have hit 85 doubles as a team and have knocked 101 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 297 RBI's as well as 513 hits on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .246. New York is slugging .435 and have struck out 508 times, while taking a walk on 232 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.78 for the season (1st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 577 batters. They have walked 151 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.15 as a unit so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.05. Yankees pitchers have conceded 49 long balls and also 184 total runs (1st in baseball).

Yankees pitchers have come into the game with runners on 65 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 44 holds this year (3rd in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. They have tallied 24 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of 32 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 90 runners for the year with 30.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 195 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 1,708 putouts on the campaign, as well as 593 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which puts them in 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 40 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,124 innings, which has them sitting 4th in the majors.

Taillon (44-31 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.70 while he has faced 2,824 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 658 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 168 walks. His ERA is 3.73 (281 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.218. Taillon has taken the ball for 678 innings and has tallied 611 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Toronto has accounted for 79 HRs this year as well as 280 RBIs. They have notched 122 two-baggers, while walking 193 times as well as earning 288 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled a team on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .258 so far this season. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .430 and they average 4.57 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 492 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 551 hits.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.193 and have a FIP of 3.68 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.33 (520 strikeouts vs 156 free passes). They have a ranking of 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 510. They have allowed 62 home runs and they give up 4.06 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 252 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (229 earned runs yielded).

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have tallied 21 saves. They rank 14th in MLB with a save rate of 65.6%, and they have dispatched 232 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with runners on base. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% of 97 inherited base runners. With 75 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 41 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 539 assists, 30 errors and are sitting with 1,675 putouts over the course of the season. In their 5,025 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (14th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Manoah has surrendered 132 base knocks and he has 195 K's in 187 innings pitched. He has surrendered 54 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.993 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.61 and he has faced 754 opposing batters during his career. Manoah (17-3 career mark) has earned a 2.59 ERA while surrendering 6.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+100)

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