New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+110) Toronto (-130)

The Toronto Blue Jays (24-18) welcome the New York Yankees (25-19) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The odds on this game have New York at +110 and Toronto is priced at -130. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nestor Cortes Jr and Jose Berrios.

The Yankees have accounted for 53 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 65 balls out of the stadium. New York is slugging .420 and have been called out on strikes 354 times, while being walked on 147 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 13th in the league. They have accumulated 197 runs batted in as well as 343 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .239. They have accounted for 205 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .313.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have conceded 48 home runs in addition to 183 total runs (15th in the league). New York has allowed 343 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 168 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.87 on the campaign (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 398 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 144 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad for the season.

The Yankees bullpen have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 34 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 73 runners on the campaign with 38.4% of those runners crossed home plate. Yankees pitchers have come into the game with runners on 50 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 134 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have notched 16 holds on the season (27th in MLB). They have recorded 12 saves for the year and have missed out on 6 out of their 18 chances to get a save.

The Yankees have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,513 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,171 putouts so far this season, as well as 371 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 17th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 36 double plays.

Cortes Jr has taken the ball for 372 innings and has totaled 388 strikeouts during his career. Cortes Jr (22-11 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.21 while he has gone up against 1,538 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.82 (158 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.173. He has surrendered 323 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 114 walks.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .411 and they are earning 4.74 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have recorded 83 doubles, while walking 143 times as well as scoring 199 runs. Toronto has a total of 45 home runs for the year to go along with 186 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 337 occasions (25th in MLB) and have a total of 374 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays hold a team OBP of .330 and a batting average of .258 over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.283 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (387 strikeouts vs 137 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 338. They have allowed 55 dingers and they give up 4.45 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 183 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.04 (166 earned runs surrendered).

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 16 save chances and they have recorded 12 saves. They rank 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 140 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 41 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with base runners. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of their 72 inherited base runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 23 holds and 4 blown saves.

In their 3,336 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (15th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 329 assists, 24 errors and have 1,112 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Berrios has given up 1,021 base hits while he has accumulated 1,050 K's in 1,069 innings. Berrios (75-57 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.26 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 506 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.256 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 4,534 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (+110)

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