New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The New York Yankees (79-77) are en route to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (87-69). The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -110 while the Blue Jays are priced at -110. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Gerrit Cole and Jose Berrios.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB. They have tallied 653 runs and have an OBP of .304. The Yankees have earned 212 doubles as a unit and have knocked 215 balls out of the park. They have accrued 630 RBI's and 1,159 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .226. New York is slugging .399 and have been rung up 1,366 times, while being walked on 540 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Yankees pitchers have given up 186 long balls in addition to 673 total runs (10th in MLB). New York has yielded 1,217 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 612 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.97 for the season (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,393 hitters. They have walked 492 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team so far this season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 168 times in addition to having 176 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 81 holds on the campaign (16th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 68.9% and stepped onto the hill in 143 save situations. They have compiled 42 saves so far this season and have blown 19 of their 61 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 240 base runners on the season and 35.8% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 487 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The New York Yankees have earned 4,166 putouts on the year, as well as 1,373 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball, and have earned 108 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,498 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Cole has taken the mound for 1,850 frames and has accounted for 2,147 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.18 (654 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.091. He has surrendered 1,547 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 471 free passes. Cole (144-75 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.14 while facing 7,442 hitters in the major leagues.

Toronto has knocked in 180 HRs so far this season to go along with 679 RBIs. They have recorded 282 doubles, while taking a walk 530 times as well as putting up 716 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied an OBP of .329 and a batting average of .256 on the season. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .416 and they score 4.59 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,258 occasions (24th in the league) and have totaled 1,370 base knocks.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.50 (1,470 strikeouts vs 470 bases on balls). They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,268. They have surrendered 190 HR's and they give up 4.13 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 640 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (580 earned runs yielded).

Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.6% of 235 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 187 times in high leverage situations and also on 165 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 175 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 106 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save rate of 73.9%, and they have dispatched 529 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 69 save chances and they have earned 51 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 120 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Blue Jays have 1,252 assists, 70 errors and have a total of 4,190 putouts so far this year. In 12,570 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 1,141 base knocks while totaling 1,180 strikeouts in 1,207 innings. He has allowed 555 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.243 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.28 and he has faced 5,098 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Berrios (83-65 career mark) has a 4.14 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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