Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+180) Toronto (-210)

The Toronto Blue Jays (29-26) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (28-26) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Milwaukee at +180 and Toronto is priced at -210. The total is set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Freddy Peralta and Kevin Gausman.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .381 and have been called out on strikes 500 times, while being walked on 181 occasions. They have amassed 206 runs batted in and 405 hits on the season, and their batting average is .231. The Brewers have hit 66 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 64 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 216 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.19 on the year (14th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 429 hitters. Brewers pitchers have given up 73 home runs and also 242 runs (14th in the league). They have walked 172 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.72 as a unit this year. Milwaukee has conceded 449 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 221 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Brewers have dispatched 167 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 74 base runners this year and 27.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have tallied 12 saves on the season and have blown 5 of their 17 chances to get a save. The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.6% and has come into the game in 48 save situations. The relievers have racked up 30 holds so far this season (11th in baseball). Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 46 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of 4,275 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 1,425 putouts on the year, as well as 467 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 12th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 38 double plays.

Peralta has taken the ball for 469 innings and is sitting with 597 K's in his pro baseball career. Peralta (35-21 career record) holds a FIP of 3.51 while he has gone up against 1,965 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.91 (204 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.161. He has allowed 350 base hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 195 walks.

The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they score 4.80 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have 99 two-baggers, while walking 181 times and scoring 264 runs. Toronto has compiled 62 long balls for the year to go along with 248 runs batted in. They have struck out on 435 instances (25th in baseball) and have a total of 513 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied a team on-base percentage of .334 as well as a team batting average of .266 for the year.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.293 with a FIP of 4.46 as a team so far this year. They have a ranking of 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 439. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 239 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.95 (214 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.40 (511 strikeouts against 191 bases on balls). They have surrendered 73 home runs and they allow 4.42 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of their 90 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with base runners. With 49 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 30 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They sit at 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 182 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Toronto has had relievers step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 42 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 446 assists, 28 errors and have notched a total of 1,463 putouts for the year. In 4,389 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (10th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Gausman has surrendered 1,413 base knocks and he has 1,455 punch outs in 1,420 innings. He has allowed 614 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.73 and he has faced 5,971 opposing hitters in his career. Gausman (79-85 career mark) has earned a 3.89 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+180)

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