Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (82-78) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (91-69) on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Yusei Kikuchi and Jordan Lyles.

Toronto has a slugging % of .432 and have been called out on strikes 1,222 times, while drawing a walk on 493 occasions. They have accumulated 747 RBI's in addition to 1,443 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .263. The Blue Jays have accounted for 306 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 199 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 766 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 3.88 over the course of the season (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,376 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.29 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 179 long balls and also 673 runs in total (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 418 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a unit this year.

Blue Jays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 160 times in addition to having 181 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 91 holds on the year (10th in the league). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.8% and has come into the game in 165 save situations. They have recorded 46 saves so far this year and have not converted 25 of 71 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 244 runners on the campaign and 25.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Blue Jays have sent 576 relievers to the mound this season.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,819 innings on the diamond, ranking them 19th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 4,273 putouts this year, in addition to 1,335 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 12th in MLB, and have 119 double plays.

Kikuchi has thrown 464 innings and has earned 448 strikeouts in his career. Kikuchi (20-31 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.09 while he has faced 2,030 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.04 (260 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.429. He has allowed 474 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 190 free passes.

The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .391 and they score 4.17 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have hit 271 doubles, while taking a walk 470 times and earning 668 runs. Baltimore has accumulated 170 home runs on the campaign as well as 633 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,376 occasions (12th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,267 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have a team on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .236 for the season.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.287 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a staff on the year. They are sitting at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,385. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 679 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.97 (624 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 (1,194 strikeouts against 436 free passes). They have given up 170 homers and they give up 4.32 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.1% out of 302 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 177 times in high leverage situations in addition to 210 occasions with runners on base. With 141 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 80 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 77.6%, and they have dispatched 532 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Baltimore has had relievers enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 45 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 149 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Orioles have 1,509 assists, 90 errors and are sitting with 4,246 putouts on the campaign. In their 12,738 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in MLB).

So far in his career, Lyles has surrendered 1,448 base knocks while accumulating 1,022 K's in 1,326 frames. He has surrendered a total of 752 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.428 and having a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.29 and he has faced 5,819 hitters during his pro baseball career. Lyles (66-90 career record) has a 5.10 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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