Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-170) Baltimore (+145)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (56-52) will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (60-48) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -170 while Baltimore opens at +145. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alek Manoah and Kyle Bradish.

The Blue Jays have accumulated 207 doubles as a unit and have hit 139 balls out of the park. Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .436 and have struck out 843 times, while taking a walk on 321 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league. They have accrued 507 RBI's and 977 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .264. They have accounted for 520 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.87 on the year (13th in the league), and they have rung up 915 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.22 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 126 long balls and 456 total runs (13th in baseball). They have walked 284 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.96 as a team over the course of the season.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 107 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 59 holds this season (16th in the league). The Blue Jays relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.3% and stepped onto the hill in 111 save situations. They have accumulated 31 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 18 out of their 49 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 160 runners so far this season with 26.9% of those runners ended up scoring. The Blue Jays have dispatched 389 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 2,880 putouts on the year, as well as 912 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and have 84 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 8,640 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 15th in professional baseball.

Manoah (21-7 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 988 batters in the majors. He has allowed 178 base knocks (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 70 walks. His ERA is 2.81 (76 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.018. Manoah has pitched in 243 innings and has 246 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Orioles hold a slugging % of .389 and they are scoring 4.20 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have 199 two-baggers, while walking 308 times and racking up 454 runs. Baltimore has compiled 110 HRs so far this year to go along with 428 runs batted in. They have struck out on 945 instances (9th in the league) and have recorded 858 base knocks. The Baltimore Orioles have recorded an on-base percentage of .304 as well as a batting average of .236 on the campaign.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.283 with a FIP of 4.08 as a unit on the season. They have a ranking of 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 930. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 450 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.88 (412 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.78 (826 strikeouts against 297 walks). They have given up 119 homers and they give up 4.24 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 39 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They rank 1st in the league with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have sent 371 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 133 times in high leverage situations and on 142 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of their 199 inherited base runners. With 101 save situations, the Orioles have earned 60 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 93 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in MLB). The Orioles have accrued 1,004 assists, 62 errors and have accumulated 2,870 putouts for the year. In their 8,610 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in baseball).

So far in his career, Bradish has allowed 72 hits while he has tallied 58 K's in 56 frames. He has allowed 41 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.651 and a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 254 batters so far in his MLB career. Bradish (1-4 career mark) holds a 6.55 earned run average and has given up 11.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-170)

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