Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+125) Toronto (-145)

The Toronto Blue Jays (25-19) will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (28-16) at Rogers Centre on Saturday. The line on this contest has Baltimore at +125 and Toronto is priced at -145. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez and Alek Manoah.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have earned 220 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. The Orioles have tallied 79 doubles as a squad and have smacked 53 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 212 RBI's and 372 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .253. Baltimore is slugging .424 and have struck out 358 times, while being walked on 165 occasions.

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The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 4.13 on the campaign (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 400 batters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 53 home runs and 189 total runs (14th in the league). They have walked 139 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.19 as a unit this year. Baltimore has relinquished 374 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 181 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 61 times as well as having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 41 holds so far this season (1st in the league). The Orioles relievers have a save percentage of 60.9% and has come into the game in 65 save situations. They have tallied 14 saves so far this season and have not converted 9 of their 23 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 85 base runners for the season with 31.8% of them crossed home plate. The Orioles have sent 158 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 1,182 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 372 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and have accumulated 46 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,546 innings, which ranks them 18th in MLB.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 37 innings and is sitting with 44 strikeouts in his career. Rodriguez (2-1 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.47 and he has gone up against 170 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 6.57 (27 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.730. He has given up 47 base knocks (11.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 17 walks.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .407 and they are scoring 4.64 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have 84 doubles, while taking a walk 150 times as well as earning 204 runs. Toronto has tallied 47 home runs for the year as well as 191 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 352 occasions (24th in baseball) and have notched a total of 390 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .256 for the year.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.35 as a unit this year. They rank 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 350. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 187 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.93 (170 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 9.40 (408 strikeouts vs 143 walks). They have given up 57 homers and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save opportunities and they have come away with 12 saves. They are ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 145 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 50 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.3% out of their 74 inherited base runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Blue Jays have 23 holds and also 4 blown saves.

In their 3,507 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (11th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 32 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 346 assists, 24 errors and have 1,169 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Manoah has given up 270 base hits and he has 342 strikeouts in 353 innings pitched. Manoah (26-13 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 2.95 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 116 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.112 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 1,459 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-145)

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