Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+230) Toronto (-275)

The Detroit Tigers (2-7) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (6-4). The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at +230 and Toronto is sitting at -275. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Eduardo Rodriguez and Kevin Gausman.

The Tigers have accounted for 10 doubles as a unit and have hit 5 balls out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .292 and have been called out on strikes 90 times, while drawing a walk on 23 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are recording 3.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball. They have earned 26 RBI's as well as 63 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .205. They have earned 27 runs scored while having a team OBP of .261.

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The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 6.84 this season (29th in MLB), and they have struck out 55 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.49 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Tigers pitchers have allowed 16 home runs and also 62 runs in total (28th in baseball). They have walked 37 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 6.27 as a squad so far this season.

Tigers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 14 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 2 holds on the season (25th in the league). The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 4 save situations. They have accumulated 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 1 of 2 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 22 runners on the campaign and 54.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 30 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Tigers have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 711 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 7th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 237 putouts this season, in addition to 85 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 8 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 957 innings and is sitting with 970 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (69-46 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 4,083 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.17 (444 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.315. He has surrendered 927 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 332 walks.

Toronto has accounted for 10 home runs this year as well as 50 runs batted in. They have recorded 17 doubles, while taking a walk 33 times and recording 54 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an on-base percentage of .352 and a team batting average of .288 over the course of the season. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .421 and they have an average of 5.40 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 85 occasions (20th in baseball) and have recorded 106 base knocks.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.437 in addition to having a FIP of 5.32 as a pitching staff this season. They have a ranking of 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 91. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 58 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.28 (51 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.47 (84 strikeouts against 34 bases on balls). They have given up 17 homers and they give up 6.00 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.0% out of their 20 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 12 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 8 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They sit at 14th in MLB with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 40 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Toronto has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have earned 6 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 12 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 75 assists, 7 errors and have earned 261 putouts this season. In 783 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (24th in professional baseball).

Gausman (77-83 career record) has earned a 3.90 ERA and has surrendered 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.66 and he has faced 5,743 opposing batters during his career. He has conceded 591 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Gausman has given up 1,364 hits while he has accumulated 1,380 strikeouts in 1,364 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-275)

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