Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+150) Toronto (-175)

The Toronto Blue Jays (25-18) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (28-15) at Rogers Centre on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Baltimore at +150 and Toronto is coming in at -175. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Gibson and Yusei Kikuchi.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have 215 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. The Orioles have earned 77 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 51 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 207 RBI's in addition to 362 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .252. Baltimore has a slugging % of .422 and have been rung up 353 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have conceded 51 home runs in addition to 183 runs (12th in MLB). Baltimore has relinquished 361 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 175 earned runs. The Orioles have an ERA of 4.09 this year (14th in the league), and the staff has rung up 387 hitters. They have walked 135 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad so far this year.

The Orioles have sent 153 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 base runners for the season and 32.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have 14 saves so far this year and have not converted 8 of 22 chances to get a save. The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 64 save situations. The bullpen have earned 41 holds for the season (1st in baseball). Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 57 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 1,155 putouts this season, in addition to 364 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which ranks 10th in baseball, and have earned 45 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs in their 3,465 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in the majors.

Gibson has taken the mound for 1,556 frames and has earned 1,238 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.52 (782 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.386. He has surrendered 1,606 base knocks (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 550 free passes. Gibson (93-94 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.29 while he has gone up against 6,687 opposing batters in the majors.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .409 and they average 4.70 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have recorded 84 doubles, while taking a walk 148 times and notching 202 runs. Toronto has hit 46 home runs this season to go along with 189 RBIs. They have struck out on 344 instances (25th in baseball) and have notched a total of 384 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a team batting average of .258 for the year.

The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 183 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (166 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 55 home runs and they surrender 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.270 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (398 strikeouts vs 142 bases on balls). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 341.

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.7% out of 73 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with base runners. With 39 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 23 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 143 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves.

In 3,426 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (11th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 31 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 340 assists, 24 errors and have accounted for 1,142 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has surrendered 520 base knocks while accumulating 490 punch outs in 508 innings pitched. Kikuchi (26-31 mark in his career) has earned a 4.93 ERA and has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 278 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.413 and a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has faced 2,210 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-175)

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