Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+120) Tampa Bay (-140)

The Toronto Blue Jays (84-67) are on their way to Tropicana Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (84-67). The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at +120 and Tampa Bay opens at -140. The total has been set at 6.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ross Stripling and Shane McClanahan.

The Blue Jays have compiled 295 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 183 baseballs out of the park. Toronto has a slugging rate of .429 and have been called out on strikes 1,158 times, while taking a walk on 468 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB. They have accumulated 701 RBI's as well as 1,355 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .262. They have notched a total of 718 runs and hold an OBP of .327.

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Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 176 long balls and also 652 total runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 399 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.99 this year (18th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,291 hitters.

Blue Jays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 151 times in addition to having 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 85 holds for the season (9th in MLB). The Blue Jays relievers have recorded a save rate of 62.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 155 save situations. They have accumulated 42 saves this season and have blown 25 out of their 67 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 231 base runners for the season with 25.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 546 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,099 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 4,033 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,260 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in the majors, and they have turned 113 double plays.

Stripling (36-38 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.97 and he has gone up against 2,740 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 634 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 159 walks. His earned run average is 3.83 (281 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.200. Stripling has taken the ball for 661 innings and has tallied 616 punch outs during his MLB career.

Tampa Bay has recorded 133 HRs on the season to go along with 610 RBIs. They have hit 278 two-baggers, while walking 468 times as well as scoring 641 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .243 for the season. The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .382 and they have an average of 4.25 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have struck out on 1,288 instances (13th in MLB) and have a total of 1,229 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 571 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.38 (505 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 161 long balls and they yield 3.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.138 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.67 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.65 (1,301 strikeouts vs 356 walks). They rank 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,173.

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 77 save opportunities and they have earned 43 saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB with a save rate of 55.8%, and they have sent 537 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 183 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.4% of 173 inherited base runners. Sitting with 192 save situations, the Rays have recorded 113 holds in addition to 34 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 101 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in baseball). The Rays have racked up 1,279 assists, 78 errors and have accumulated 4,031 putouts for the season. In their 12,093 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (4th in the majors).

In his career, McClanahan has allowed 225 hits while he has accumulated 331 strikeouts in 279 innings pitched. He has conceded 88 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.062 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.60 and he has faced 1,116 batters in his career. McClanahan (22-12 career win-loss record) has a 2.83 ERA while surrendering 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+120)

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