New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, September 26, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (85-67) will go up against the New York Yankees (93-58) at Rogers Centre on Monday. The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Severino and Kevin Gausman.

The Yankees have compiled 212 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 241 balls out of the park. New York owns a slugging percentage of .429 and have struck out 1,292 times, while being walked on 581 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have amassed 730 runs batted in as well as 1,224 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .241. They have notched a total of 768 runs scored and hold an OBP of .325.

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Yankees pitchers have yielded 151 long balls in addition to 542 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 412 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.59 as a squad this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.12. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 3.38 for the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,367 batters.

Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 169 times and also have had 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 76 holds for the season (19th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 67.7% and stepped onto the hill in 145 save situations. They have recorded 44 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 21 out of their 65 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 238 runners this season with 29.8% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have dispatched 476 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 4,017 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,356 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 7th in the majors, and have accumulated 92 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,051 innings on the field, which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball.

Severino has taken the mound for 627 innings and is sitting with 698 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Severino (49-29 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.41 while facing 2,567 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.42 (238 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.129. He has given up 531 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 177 free passes.

Toronto has tallied 184 home runs on the campaign and 704 RBIs. They have notched 297 doubles, while taking a walk 471 times as well as putting up 721 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied an OBP of .327 as well as a team batting average of .261 for the year. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .428 and they are scoring 4.74 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,164 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 1,360 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.248 with a FIP of 3.92 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,288. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 653 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.97 (597 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 (1,303 strikeouts vs 401 walks). They have conceded 176 home runs and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 68 save chances and they have converted 43 saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 548 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 173 times in high leverage situations and on 152 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.8% out of 233 inherited runners. With 157 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 86 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 113 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,246 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 4,009 putouts on the season. Out of their 12,027 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in the majors).

In his career, Gausman has given up 1,342 base knocks while he has earned 1,355 strikeouts in 1,342 innings. Gausman (76-82 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.93 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 587 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.277 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.63 and he has gone up against 5,654 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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