Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+275) Toronto (-330)

The Oakland Athletics (20-58) are headed to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (41-36). The moneyline on this game has Oakland at +275 while Toronto is sitting at -330. The total is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Luis Medina and Yusei Kikuchi.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league. They have a total of 276 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302. The Athletics have hit 104 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 72 balls out of the stadium. They have 268 RBI's and 570 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .221. Oakland is slugging .350 and have struck out 725 times, while drawing a walk on 262 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.54. Athletics pitchers have allowed 114 home runs in addition to 485 total runs (30th in MLB). Oakland has surrendered 724 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 457 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.99 on the campaign (30th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 606 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 337 batters and their FIP is 5.35 as a unit on the campaign.

The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 42.3% and has entered the game in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 base runners this season with 39.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 90 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 259 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have a total of 22 holds on the year (29th in the league). They have recorded 11 saves this year and have not converted 15 out of their 26 save opportunities.

The Athletics have transformed 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,183 innings, which ranks them 22nd in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have amassed 2,061 putouts on the year, as well as 610 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 54 double plays.

Medina has taken the hill for 43 frames and has accumulated 41 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 7.01 (34 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.557. He has given up 49 hits (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 19 free passes. Medina (1-6 career record) has a FIP of 5.75 while he has faced 195 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Blue Jays have a team slugging % of .416 and they earn 4.44 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have put up 140 doubles, while getting a free base 244 times as well as putting up 342 runs. Toronto has tallied 85 long balls on the year to go along with 325 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 604 occasions (26th in baseball) and are sitting with 696 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .262 on the campaign.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.286 with a FIP of 4.37 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.40 (715 strikeouts against 239 bases on balls). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 637. They have conceded 105 dingers and they relinquish 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 334 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.04 (306 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 77 save situations, the Blue Jays have 45 holds and 7 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have walked away with 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 85 times in high leverage situations and on 84 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.1% out of their 122 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 78.1%, and they have dispatched 256 relievers onto the field this season.

In 6,135 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (15th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 610 assists, 41 errors and have 2,045 putouts for the season.

During his career, Kikuchi has allowed 550 hits while totaling 527 K's in 543 innings. Kikuchi (27-33 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.87 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 294 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.404 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has gone up against 2,359 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+275)

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