New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-110) Toronto (-110)

The Toronto Blue Jays (24-17) will compete against the New York Yankees (24-19) at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -110 while the Blue Jays are at -110. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Chris Bassitt.

As a team, the New York Yankees are earning 4.6 runs/g, which is 13th in the league. They have tallied 199 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. The Yankees have hit 51 two-baggers as a team and have hit 63 baseballs out of the park. They have 191 RBI's as well as 334 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .238. New York has a slugging % of .417 and have struck out 343 times, while being walked on 143 occasions.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.89 so far this year (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 392 batters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 47 home runs and also 180 total runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 141 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a team for the year. New York has given up 334 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 165 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 68.8% and has entered the game in 31 save situations. The relievers have inherited 69 runners on the season and 40.6% of them ended up scoring. Yankees pitchers have entered the game with runners on 48 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 129 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 15 holds this season (27th in MLB). They have recorded 11 saves on the campaign and have not converted 5 of 16 save chances.

The New York Yankees are sitting with 1,144 putouts on the campaign, as well as 362 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 16th in MLB, and they have turned 34 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,432 innings, which ranks them 11th in the majors.

Cole has thrown 1,706 frames and has earned 1,992 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.20 (607 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.098. He has conceded 1,433 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 441 walks. Cole (135-71 career record) has a FIP of 3.13 and he has faced 6,876 opposing batters in the majors.

Toronto has tallied 44 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 183 RBIs. They have put up 81 two-baggers, while walking 140 times as well as scoring 196 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .258 over the course of the season. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .411 and they average 4.78 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have been rung up on 331 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned 365 base knocks.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.279 with a FIP of 4.37 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (376 strikeouts vs 133 walks). They rank 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 329. They have conceded 53 HR's and they surrender 4.41 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 177 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.01 (161 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 39 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 23 holds and 4 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have earned 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of their 72 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 138 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 3,255 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (15th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 30 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 320 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 1,085 putouts on the season.

Bassitt (51-36 career mark) holds a 3.46 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.85 and he has gone up against 3,289 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 302 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.189 and a FIP of 3.9. In his career, Bassitt has surrendered 685 hits while he has tallied 712 punch outs in 786 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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