Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Toronto Blue Jays (57-45) are en route to Tropicana Field on Wednesday where they will play the Tampa Bay Rays (54-48). The pitchers taking the mound are Yusei Kikuchi and Ryan Yarbrough.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 4.9 runs/g, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have notched a total of 495 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .329. The Blue Jays have accrued 196 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 132 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 482 RBI's and 924 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .265. Toronto is slugging .438 and have struck out 790 times, while drawing a walk on 303 occasions.

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Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 121 long balls in addition to 434 total runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 267 opposing players and their FIP is 3.97 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 3.89 over the course of the season (14th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 868 batters.

The Blue Jays have sent 366 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 151 runners this season and 27.8% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 30 saves so far this season and have blown 17 out of their 47 save chances. The Blue Jays relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.8% and has entered the game in 106 save situations. The bullpen have notched 56 holds this season (15th in MLB). Blue Jays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 100 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 2,586 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 820 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 7th in baseball, and have accumulated 79 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,758 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in the majors.

Kikuchi has taken the ball for 435 frames and has earned 405 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.96 (240 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.419. He has given up 444 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 174 walks. Kikuchi (19-29 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.05 while he has faced 1,894 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays hold an on-base percentage of .307 and a team batting average of .240 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 903 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 822 hits. Tampa Bay is sitting with 93 home runs for the season as well as 398 runs batted in. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .381 and they earn 4.12 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have 180 two-baggers, while taking a walk 309 times and recording 420 runs.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.162 with a FIP of 3.80 as a unit this season. They come in at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 803. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 402 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.45 (348 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 3.49 (877 strikeouts against 251 free passes). They have relinquished 114 long balls and they give up 3.99 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 23.2% out of 125 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. With 126 save situations, the Rays have 71 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 53.7%, and they have sent 362 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 54 save chances and they have converted 29 saves.

In their 7,764 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Rays have accrued 820 assists, 49 errors and have accounted for 2,588 putouts this year.

Yarbrough (37-29 career record) has earned a 4.38 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.61 and he has faced 2,297 batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 267 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.197 and a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Yarbrough has conceded 535 base knocks while tallying 440 strikeouts in 549 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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