Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-155) Toronto (+135)

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (21-16) will attempt to beat the Atlanta Braves (25-12) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Braves at -155 and the Blue Jays are at +135. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Strider and Chris Bassitt.

The Braves have recorded 67 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 60 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .463 and have struck out 336 times, while drawing a walk on 140 occasions. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.4 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball. They have accrued 190 runs batted in in addition to 329 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .262. They have racked up 199 runs scored while having a team OBP of .342.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Braves pitchers have given up 31 long balls and 140 total runs (4th in baseball). Atlanta has conceded 295 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 129 earned runs. The Braves have compiled a team earned run average of 3.52 this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 355 batters. They have walked 115 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.57 as a team this season.

The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 55.6% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. The relievers have inherited 50 base runners on the year with 42.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. Braves bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 34 times and also have had 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 128 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 26 holds on the campaign (5th in the league). They have earned 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of their 18 chances to get a save.

The Braves have converted 67.8% of balls in play into outs in their 2,970 innings, which has them ranked 24th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 990 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 309 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which puts them in 26th in the majors, and have accumulated 33 double plays.

Strider (16-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 1.93 and he has gone up against 695 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 111 base knocks (5.7 hits per 9 innings) with 60 free passes. His ERA is 2.69 (52 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.983. Strider has taken the ball for 174 frames and has accounted for 269 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Toronto is sitting with 42 HRs this year to go along with 166 RBIs. They have put up 71 doubles, while walking 130 times as well as scoring 178 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the year. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .413 and they are recording 4.81 runs per game (10th in the league). They have struck out on 302 instances (24th in baseball) and have earned 328 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.270 with a FIP of 4.20 as a squad this season. They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 302. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 163 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.10 (148 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (341 strikeouts against 111 free passes). They have yielded 46 homers and they yield 4.51 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

With 38 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 23 holds and also 4 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% of 63 inherited base runners. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 127 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

In their 2,931 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (16th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 294 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 977 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Bassitt has surrendered 683 base knocks while accumulating 704 punch outs in 777 innings pitched. He has surrendered 302 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 3,258 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Bassitt (50-36 career record) is the owner of a 3.50 earned run average while surrendering 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-155)

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