Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+120) Toronto (-142)

The Toronto Blue Jays (59-48) welcome the Baltimore Orioles (65-41) at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Orioles at +120 while the Blue Jays are sitting at -142. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Grayson Rodriguez and Yusei Kikuchi.

Baltimore is slugging .419 and have been rung up 890 times, while taking a walk on 341 occasions. They have compiled 499 runs batted in in addition to 890 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .249. The Orioles have recorded 200 doubles as a team and have knocked 124 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 515 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 4.15 this season (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 964 hitters. Orioles pitchers have given up 122 home runs and 465 total runs (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 333 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.10 as a team for the year. Baltimore has conceded 904 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 439 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30.

Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 134 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 79 holds this year (1st in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.3% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. They have compiled 35 saves for the year and have blown 23 out of their 58 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 200 runners over the course of the season and 36.5% of them crossed the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 364 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 2,853 putouts thus far, in addition to 922 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 94 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs in their 8,559 innings on the field, which ranks them 20th in professional baseball.

Rodriguez (2-2 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.04 while going up against 276 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 71 hits (10.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 27 free passes. His ERA is 6.21 (43 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.572. Rodriguez has taken the ball for 62 innings and has racked up 70 strikeouts in his career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. They have been rung up on 861 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have tallied 960 hits. Toronto has knocked in 124 home runs on the season and 458 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .419 and they score 4.51 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have tallied 191 doubles, while taking a walk 353 times and scoring 483 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.257 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a staff for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (1,027 strikeouts against 331 walks). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 870. They have surrendered 134 long balls and they relinquish 4.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 432 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (399 earned runs relinquished).

Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.7% out of their 169 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 118 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 70 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 73.5%, and they have sent 360 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 49 save opportunities and they have come away with 36 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 82 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 838 assists, 49 errors and have 2,867 putouts on the season. In their 8,601 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has allowed 581 hits while he has tallied 566 K's in 575 innings. He has conceded 306 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.397 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and he has faced 2,494 batters during his career. Kikuchi (29-34 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.78 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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