Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (78-61) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (78-60) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jeffrey Springs and Alek Manoah.

The Rays have tallied 255 doubles as a squad and have hit 122 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .383 and have been rung up 1,197 times, while being walked on 426 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 19th in MLB. They have 557 RBI's and 1,124 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .243. They have tallied 586 runs scored while having a team OBP of .311.

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The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.35 so far this season (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,204 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.65 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.14. Rays pitchers have given up 147 home runs and 521 total runs (4th in the league). They have walked 330 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.66 as a unit on the year.

The Rays relievers have recorded a save rate of 58.6% and has come into the game in 175 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 runners on the year and 25.6% of those players crossed home plate. Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 118 times and also have had 173 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 492 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have a total of 103 holds so far this season (1st in the league). They have tallied 41 saves for the season and have missed out on 29 of their 70 chances to get a save.

The Rays have transformed 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,067 innings on the field, which ranks them 6th in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 3,689 putouts this season, in addition to 1,177 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and have 91 double plays.

Springs has thrown 239 frames and has 273 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Springs (17-9 career mark) has a FIP of 3.81 and he has gone up against 1,018 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.73 (99 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.314. He has allowed 229 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 85 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled a team on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .262 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,066 occasions (26th in MLB) and have earned 1,249 hits. Toronto has 169 home runs on the season to go along with 638 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .428 and they score 4.70 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have tallied 270 doubles, while walking 431 times and recording 653 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.233 with a FIP of 3.90 as a unit for the year. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,168. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 586 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.89 (535 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.36 (1,207 strikeouts vs 359 bases on balls). They have allowed 162 home runs and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 61 save opportunities and they have converted 40 saves. They sit at 15th in baseball holding a save percentage of 65.6%, and they have sent 503 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 167 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 24.0% out of their 217 inherited base runners. With 143 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 79 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

In 11,142 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (18th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 106 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Blue Jays have racked up 1,153 assists, 69 errors and have notched a total of 3,714 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Manoah has given up 206 base knocks and he has 285 K's in 282 innings pitched. He has given up 86 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.015 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.52 and he has faced 1,145 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Manoah (23-9 career record) is the owner of a 2.74 ERA and has given up 6.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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