Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+260) Toronto (-315)

The Toronto Blue Jays (41-35) are welcoming the Oakland Athletics (19-57) at Rogers Centre on Friday. The odds on this game have Oakland at +260 and Toronto is sitting at -315. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be James Kaprielian and Chris Bassitt.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in MLB. They have notched a total of 270 runs while having a team OBP of .303. The Athletics have earned 103 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 70 baseballs out of the park. They have 262 RBI's and 560 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .222. Oakland is slugging .352 and have been rung up 710 times, while taking a walk on 255 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56. Athletics pitchers have allowed 112 long balls and 475 runs in total (30th in baseball). Oakland has relinquished 711 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 447 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 6.00 for the year (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 586 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 331 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 5.40 as a unit on the year.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 90 times as well as having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 22 holds for the year (29th in the league). The Athletics relievers have earned a save percentage of 40.0% and has come into the game in 48 save situations. They have compiled 10 saves this season and have not converted 15 of their 25 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 base runners for the year and 39.6% of those players crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 255 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 2,010 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 598 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which is 26th in the majors, and have accumulated 53 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of 6,030 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 22nd in the majors.

Kaprielian has taken the mound for 312 innings and has racked up 274 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.59 (159 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.353. He has given up 290 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 132 free passes. Kaprielian (15-20 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.70 and he has faced 1,352 opposing hitters in the majors.

Toronto is sitting with 84 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 321 RBIs. They have recorded 136 two-baggers, while taking a walk 243 times and earning 338 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied an OBP of .329 as well as a team batting average of .262 this year. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .415 and they are earning 4.45 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 593 occasions (25th in baseball) and have totaled 689 hits.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.288 with a FIP of 4.36 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (707 strikeouts vs 236 free passes). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 630. They have allowed 103 home runs and they give up 4.40 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 329 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.03 (301 earned runs relinquished).

Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.3% of 121 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 82 times in high leverage situations in addition to 83 occasions with base runners. With 77 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 45 holds and also 7 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save rate of 78.1%, and they have sent 252 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 32 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 60 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 603 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 2,018 putouts this season. Out of their 6,054 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (16th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Bassitt has surrendered 730 base knocks while he has tallied 748 strikeouts in 826 innings pitched. He has surrendered 324 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.196 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 3,463 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Bassitt (53-39 mark in his career) has earned a 3.53 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+260)

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