Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, July 31, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Baltimore Orioles (62-40) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Monday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (57-46). The men taking the mound are Kyle Gibson and Chris Bassitt.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have racked up 498 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Orioles have tallied 191 doubles as a unit and have knocked 120 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 482 RBI's and 861 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .250. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .420 and have struck out 853 times, while drawing a walk on 333 occasions.

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The Orioles hold a team ERA of 4.19 this season (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 924 batters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 117 long balls in addition to 452 runs in total (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 314 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a team this year. Baltimore has given up 874 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 426 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Orioles have sent 349 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 188 base runners on the campaign and 36.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 34 saves on the season and have missed out on 23 out of their 57 save opportunities. The Orioles relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 59.6% and has entered the game in 136 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 77 holds on the year (1st in MLB). Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 127 times as well as having 135 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,745 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 889 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in baseball, and have accumulated 92 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,235 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 21st in the majors.

Gibson (98-97 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.25 while facing 7,006 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,677 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 574 walks. His earned run average is 4.53 (821 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.380. Gibson has thrown 1,631 frames and has accounted for 1,305 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .262 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 829 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have recorded 929 base hits. Toronto has accumulated 117 HRs so far this year as well as 444 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .418 and they score 4.55 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have notched 185 doubles, while taking a walk 337 times as well as putting up 469 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.257 with a FIP of 4.18 as a unit over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 839. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 423 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.83 (391 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.60 (979 strikeouts against 315 bases on balls). They have relinquished 131 homers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 48 save chances and they have earned 35 saves. They sit at 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 72.9%, and they have dispatched 345 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 22.3% out of their 157 inherited runners. With 112 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 64 holds and 13 blown saves.

Out of their 8,268 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 82 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 812 assists, 49 errors and are sitting with 2,756 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Bassitt has allowed 768 hits while earning 789 strikeouts in 864 frames. Bassitt (56-39 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.52 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 338 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.200 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 3,626 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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