New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, May 15, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (23-16) will compete against the New York Yankees (23-18) at Rogers Centre on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jhony Brito and Alek Manoah.

New York is slugging .410 and have struck out 323 times, while drawing a walk on 132 occasions. They have 177 runs batted in as well as 314 hits so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .236. The Yankees have compiled 49 two-baggers as a team and have hit 57 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 185 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. As a unit, the New York Yankees are recording 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 12th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have allowed 46 home runs in addition to 168 runs in total (15th in MLB). New York has surrendered 317 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 156 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.86 on the year (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 380 hitters. They have walked 137 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.18 as a team over the course of the season.

The Yankees have dispatched 119 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 58 base runners over the course of the season with 32.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 9 saves for the year and have blown 5 of 14 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.3% and has come into the game in 27 save situations. The relievers have racked up 13 holds this year (27th in MLB). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 43 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned a total of 1,036 putouts for the season, in addition to 314 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 15th in MLB, and have earned 27 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,108 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 6th in the majors.

Brito has taken the mound for 31 innings and has earned 22 punch outs in his career. Brito (2-3 career record) has a FIP of 5.95 while he has gone up against 138 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.81 (20 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.484. He has given up 32 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 14 free passes.

The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .413 and they score 4.77 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have hit 77 two-baggers, while walking 136 times and earning 186 runs. Toronto has a total of 43 home runs this season to go along with 173 runs batted in. They have struck out on 323 instances (23rd in the league) and have recorded 344 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled a team OBP of .331 and a batting average of .257 so far this season.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.30 (355 strikeouts vs 119 walks). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 311. They have yielded 47 homers and they yield 4.33 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 165 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.93 (150 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 38 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 23 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 15 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% out of their 63 inherited runners. They are ranked 4th in the league with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 127 relievers to the mound this year.

Out of their 2,931 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (16th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 294 assists, 21 errors and have 977 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Manoah has conceded 264 base hits while he has accumulated 339 strikeouts in 349 frames. He has given up a total of 111 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.088 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 1,436 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Manoah (26-12 career win-loss mark) has a 2.86 ERA while surrendering 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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