Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-142) Toronto (+120)

The Philadelphia Phillies (65-54) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (66-54). The line on this contest has Philadelphia at -142 and Toronto is coming in at +120. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zack Wheeler and Yusei Kikuchi.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been rung up 1,085 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. They have 531 RBI's as well as 1,044 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .256. The Phillies have compiled 219 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 137 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 550 runs scored and have an OBP of .324. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 13th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.09 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Phillies pitchers have yielded 137 long balls in addition to 517 runs (14th in MLB). Philadelphia has surrendered 972 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 467 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 3.97 this year (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,062 hitters. They have walked 344 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a team on the year.

Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 98 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 53 holds this season (25th in baseball). The Phillies bullpen have earned a save rate of 65.4% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. They have earned 34 saves for the season and have blown 18 of their 52 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 141 runners on the season and 35.5% of those players crossed the plate. The Phillies have sent 381 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Phillies have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,534 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 3,178 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,022 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 17th in MLB, and have earned 85 double plays.

Wheeler has taken the hill for 1,323 innings and is sitting with 1,344 K's during his MLB career. Wheeler (83-62 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.34 while he has faced 5,497 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.45 (508 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.193. He has allowed 1,188 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 391 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .261 on the year. They have been rung up on 973 occasions (21st in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,076 hits. Toronto is sitting with 138 home runs this year as well as 514 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .417 and they earn 4.50 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have put up 212 doubles, while walking 392 times as well as earning 540 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.247 with a FIP of 4.08 as a staff so far this season. They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 972. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 481 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (440 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.40 (1,121 strikeouts against 363 free passes). They have allowed 144 home runs and they allow 4.05 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 41 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball with a save percentage of 75.9%, and they have dispatched 402 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.1% out of 180 inherited runners. With 134 save situations, the Blue Jays have 80 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 956 assists, 53 errors and have notched a total of 3,212 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,636 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Kikuchi has conceded 590 base hits while he has accumulated 575 strikeouts in 588 frames. Kikuchi (30-35 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.71 ERA and has surrendered 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 308 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 2,544 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (+120) and under 8 runs

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