New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+160) Toronto (-190)

The New York Yankees (23-19) are headed to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (24-16). The moneyline on this matchup has New York at +160 and Toronto is opening at -190. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Domingo German and Kevin Gausman.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which is 13th in baseball. They have a total of 192 runs while holding a team OBP of .309. The Yankees have hit 49 doubles as a team and have smacked 60 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 184 RBI's as well as 326 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .238. New York has a slugging rate of .414 and have been rung up 334 times, while being walked on 133 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 47 home runs and 176 runs in total (15th in MLB). New York has given up 326 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 164 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.96 so far this season (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 390 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 141 opposing players and their FIP is 4.20 as a squad for the year.

Yankees pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 46 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 15 holds for the year (27th in MLB). The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. They have 10 saves so far this year and have missed out on 5 of their 15 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 64 runners so far this year with 39.1% of those players crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 126 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The New York Yankees have amassed 1,117 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 345 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 14th in pro baseball, and have earned 32 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,351 innings, which ranks them 11th in baseball.

German (28-24 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.45 while he has gone up against 1,918 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 399 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 142 free passes. His ERA is 4.34 (221 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.180. German has pitched in 458 innings and has racked up 476 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Toronto is sitting with 44 home runs on the season to go along with 179 RBIs. They have put up 78 two-baggers, while taking a walk 140 times and scoring 192 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded a team OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .259 this season. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they average 4.80 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been rung up on 329 instances (24th in MLB) and are sitting with 357 base hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 170 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (154 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 50 homers and they relinquish 4.34 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.261 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (367 strikeouts against 123 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 321.

Sitting with 39 save situations, the Blue Jays have 23 holds and 4 blown saves. Toronto has had relievers step onto the hill in 16 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 68 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 134 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

Out of their 3,174 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (14th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have 314 assists, 23 errors and have a tally of 1,058 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Gausman has given up 1,398 hits while totaling 1,433 K's in 1,400 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 609 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.76 and he has faced 5,888 batters in his pro baseball career. Gausman (78-85 career mark) holds a 3.92 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+160)

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