Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (70-57) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (60-66) on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Tanner Bibee and Chris Bassitt.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have tallied 508 runs scored and hold an OBP of .311. The Guardians have compiled 227 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 91 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 474 runs batted in and 1,067 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .249. Cleveland is slugging .378 and have struck out 877 times, while taking a walk on 361 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Guardians pitchers have given up 129 home runs and also 508 total runs (1st in baseball). Cleveland has given up 1,031 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 469 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.76 this season (3rd in baseball), and they have struck out 1,015 batters. They have walked 393 opposing players and their FIP is 4.11 as a team on the season.

The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 138 save situations. The relievers have inherited 154 runners this season and 20.8% of them earned a run for their team. Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 109 times as well as having 146 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 410 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 73 holds on the year (10th in the league). They have 36 saves this year and have not converted 24 of their 60 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,372 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,114 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 9th in the majors, and have 94 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 10,116 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in MLB.

Bibee has taken the ball for 113 innings and has 112 K's during his MLB career. Bibee (9-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.64 while facing 472 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.01 (38 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.205. He has given up 101 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 36 walks.

Toronto has hit 147 home runs on the year as well as 538 RBIs. They have 219 doubles, while getting a free base 414 times and scoring 566 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .258 so far this season. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .414 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,033 occasions (23rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,126 base hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 508 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.67 (462 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 152 dingers and they allow 4.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.238 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.50 (1,196 strikeouts vs 380 walks). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,023.

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 21.5% out of their 191 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 153 times in high leverage situations and on 132 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 141 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 83 holds and also 13 blown saves. They sit at 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 77.6%, and they have dispatched 429 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 45 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,003 assists, 61 errors and have earned a total of 3,399 putouts on the campaign. In 10,197 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (11th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Bassitt has conceded 789 hits while he has tallied 814 K's in 889 innings. He has given up a total of 349 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.199 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and he has faced 3,727 hitters during his pro baseball career. Bassitt (58-40 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.53 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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