Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (27-55) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (44-37) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at -170 while Oakland is priced at +145. The total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Berrios and James Kaprielian.

The Blue Jays have accrued 163 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 104 baseballs out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging % of .433 and have struck out 635 times, while being walked on 252 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have tallied 370 runs batted in and 708 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .257. They have earned 381 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325.

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Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 93 home runs and 361 runs in total (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 219 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a team so far this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.10 this season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 675 batters.

The Blue Jays have sent 294 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 122 base runners on the campaign and 27.9% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 23 saves for the season and have blown 15 out of their 38 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays relievers have earned a save rate of 60.5% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. The relievers have a total of 47 holds this year (12th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 81 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have 2,136 putouts on the year, in addition to 696 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and have a total of 68 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,408 innings, which ranks them 22nd in MLB.

Berrios has taken the mound for 935 innings and has 924 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 4.19 (435 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.240. He has given up 871 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 288 free passes. Berrios (66-51 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.06 and he has gone up against 3,955 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .330 and they score 3.17 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have notched 128 doubles, while walking 203 times and scoring 260 runs. Oakland has hit 58 long balls on the campaign to go along with 241 runs batted in. They have struck out on 694 instances (10th in MLB) and have a total of 568 hits. The Oakland Athletics have compiled an OBP of .274 and a batting average of .212 on the campaign.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.333 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.29 (615 strikeouts against 269 bases on balls). They rank 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 684. They have given up 89 dingers and they give up 4.68 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 372 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.34 (345 earned runs given up).

With 82 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 49 holds and also 14 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.1% out of 156 inherited runners. They rank 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.8%, and they have dispatched 277 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in the majors). The Athletics have racked up 734 assists, 53 errors and have a total of 2,119 putouts over the course of the season. In 6,357 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (19th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Kaprielian has given up 162 base knocks while he has tallied 167 strikeouts in 181 innings pitched. He has allowed 92 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.282 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.39 and he has faced 770 batters during his pro baseball career. Kaprielian (9-10 career win-loss mark) has a 4.57 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oakland (+145) and under 7.5 runs

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