Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+155) Toronto (-180)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (28-26) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (28-25) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at +155 while Toronto is opening at -180. The total has been set at 10. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Julio Teheran and Alek Manoah.

The Brewers have hit 66 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 63 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 492 times, while being walked on 175 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in baseball. They have accounted for 204 runs batted in in addition to 401 hits on the year, while their batting average is .232. They have accounted for 214 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 4.14 on the year (14th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 425 batters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 73 home runs and 235 total runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 168 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.74 as a team this year. Milwaukee has allowed 435 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 215 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29.

The Brewers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. The relievers have inherited 72 runners for the year with 27.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 45 times and also have had 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 164 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 30 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). They have accumulated 12 saves so far this season and have not converted 5 out of their 17 save opportunities.

The Brewers have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,203 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 1,401 putouts for the season, in addition to 460 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 36 double plays.

Teheran has pitched in 1,401 innings and has accounted for 1,212 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.80 (591 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.223. He has surrendered 1,236 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 478 free passes. Teheran (78-78 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.33 and he has gone up against 5,849 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .421 and they score 4.76 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 98 two-baggers, while getting a free base 177 times as well as racking up 257 runs. Toronto has tallied 62 HRs so far this season as well as 241 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 431 instances (24th in the league) and have accounted for 499 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .264 on the season.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.297 and have a FIP of 4.44 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 435. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 237 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.99 (212 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.50 (503 strikeouts vs 185 bases on balls). They have allowed 72 long balls and they surrender 4.46 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

With 49 save situations, the Blue Jays have 30 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 19 save opportunities and they have converted 14 saves. Their relievers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with runners on base. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.7% out of their 88 inherited runners. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 178 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 433 assists, 28 errors and have amassed 1,436 putouts during this campaign. In 4,308 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Manoah has given up 279 base knocks while tallying 353 strikeouts in 362 frames. He has allowed 122 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.127 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 1,500 hitters so far in his career. Manoah (26-14 career record) holds a 3.03 earned run average while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+155)

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