Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (59-49) welcome the Baltimore Orioles (66-41) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jack Flaherty and Kevin Gausman.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have a total of 528 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Orioles have accrued 204 doubles as a team and have hit 126 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 512 runs batted in and 906 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .251. Baltimore has a slugging % of .421 and have struck out 895 times, while being walked on 346 occasions.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 4.14 on the year (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 975 batters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 124 long balls in addition to 468 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 334 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a squad over the course of the season. Baltimore has surrendered 909 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 442 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29.

The Orioles have dispatched 366 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 201 base runners so far this season and 36.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 35 saves on the season and have blown 23 out of their 58 chances to save the game. The Orioles relievers have a save percentage of 60.3% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 79 holds on the season (1st in MLB). Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 135 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 2,880 putouts thus far, in addition to 931 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 2nd in pro baseball, and have a total of 94 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,640 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in professional baseball.

Flaherty has taken the hill for 633 innings and has earned 706 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.58 (252 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.185. He has allowed 508 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) with 242 walks. Flaherty (41-31 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.97 and he has faced 2,625 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this season. They have struck out on 872 occasions (23rd in the league) and have 965 base hits. Toronto has compiled 126 home runs on the season to go along with 461 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .419 and they score 4.50 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have 193 two-baggers, while getting a free base 354 times as well as putting up 486 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.267 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.60 (1,032 strikeouts against 336 walks). They are currently ranked 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 886. They have given up 136 home runs and they allow 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 445 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.85 (412 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 119 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 70 holds and also 13 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 36 saves. Their relievers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.7% out of their 169 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 73.5%, and they have sent 364 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

Out of their 8,682 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (17th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 851 assists, 49 errors and are sitting with 2,894 putouts for the year.

Gausman (84-87 career win-loss record) has a 3.86 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.79 and he has faced 6,210 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has given up 635 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and having a FIP of 3.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Gausman has conceded 1,464 base knocks while he has totaled 1,537 strikeouts in 1,479 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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