Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (45-37) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (40-42) at Rogers Centre on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Garrett Whitlock and Kevin Gausman.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.8 runs/g, which puts them at 9th in baseball. They have a total of 397 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. The Red Sox have compiled 180 doubles as a team and have smacked 84 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 380 RBI's and 724 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is .258. Boston is slugging .419 and have been rung up 664 times, while drawing a walk on 266 occasions.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.45 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and they have struck out 695 batters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 105 long balls and also 391 runs in total (23rd in the league). They have walked 233 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.36 as a unit on the campaign. Boston has given up 708 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 358 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Red Sox bullpen have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 65 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 runners over the course of the season and 34.2% of those players earned a run for their team. Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on 50 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 245 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have earned 37 holds this year (24th in MLB). They have tallied 21 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 7 out of their 28 chances to save the game.

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,172 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 727 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 66 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,516 innings on the field, which has them ranked 19th in MLB.

Whitlock (16-9 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.38 while he has gone up against 821 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 189 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 39 walks. His ERA is 3.34 (75 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.127. Whitlock has taken the hill for 202 frames and has earned 209 punch outs thus far in his career.

Toronto has accumulated 90 home runs over the course of the season as well as 349 runs batted in. They have hit 156 doubles, while taking a walk 259 times and scoring 369 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .263 on the season. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .420 and they score 4.50 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 648 instances (25th in MLB) and have a total of 742 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 343 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.89 (314 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 108 dingers and they concede 4.25 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.260 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.50 (770 strikeouts vs 250 free passes). They come in at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 665.

Sitting with 81 save situations, the Blue Jays have 47 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have come away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on base. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of their 126 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 79.4%, and they have dispatched 271 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 642 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 2,180 putouts for the season. In their 6,540 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (13th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Gausman has given up 1,444 base hits while tallying 1,505 punch outs in 1,456 innings. He has conceded a total of 626 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.266 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.76 and he has faced 6,117 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Gausman (83-86 career mark) is the owner of a 3.87 ERA while surrendering 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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