New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (87-69) welcome the New York Yankees (78-77) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Michael King and Kevin Gausman.

New York has a slugging % of .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,359 times, while drawing a walk on 535 occasions. They have amassed 624 RBI's and 1,150 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .226. The Yankees have accumulated 210 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 213 balls out of the park. They have 647 runs scored while having a team OBP of .304. As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 25th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Yankees pitchers have yielded 186 home runs and also 669 total runs (9th in the league). New York has allowed 1,209 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 608 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 3.97 on the season (8th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,383 batters. They have walked 488 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.24 as a team for the year.

The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 68.3% and has entered the game in 142 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 239 runners for the season and 36.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 167 times in addition to having 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 483 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds so far this season (16th in baseball). They have compiled 41 saves for the season and have not converted 19 of their 60 save opportunities.

The Yankees have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,417 innings, which has them sitting 4th in MLB. The New York Yankees have a tally of 4,139 putouts this year, as well as 1,362 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 23rd in MLB, and they have twisted 108 double plays.

King (13-16 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.17 and he has faced 993 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 203 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 78 walks. His ERA is 3.37 (89 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.182. King has taken the hill for 237 innings and has accumulated 276 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .256 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,258 instances (23rd in the league) and have earned 1,370 base hits. Toronto has 180 home runs over the course of the season as well as 679 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .416 and they tally 4.59 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have recorded 282 doubles, while getting a free base 530 times as well as scoring 716 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.245 with a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff on the year. They come in at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,268. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 640 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.74 (580 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (1,470 strikeouts against 470 free passes). They have given up 190 homers and they surrender 4.13 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.6% of 235 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 187 times in high leverage situations and also on 165 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 175 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 106 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 73.9%, and they have sent 529 relievers onto the field for the year. Toronto has called on relievers to enter the contest in 69 save opportunities and they have walked away with 51 saves.

In their 12,570 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 120 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,252 assists, 70 errors and have earned 4,190 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Gausman has conceded 1,512 hits while he has totaled 1,598 punch outs in 1,530 innings pitched. Gausman (88-91 mark in his career) has a 3.86 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 656 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.74 and he has faced 6,430 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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