Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (8-5) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (13-0) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Josh Fleming and Yusei Kikuchi.

The Rays have hit 29 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 32 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .576 and have struck out 94 times, while being walked on 46 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 7.8 runs per game, which is 1st in MLB. They have accrued 99 runs batted in and 124 hits for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .287. They are sitting with 101 runs while holding a team OBP of .364.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.94 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.94. Rays pitchers have yielded 6 home runs and 30 total runs (1st in the league). Tampa Bay has given up 79 hits (6.1 per 9 innings) and 29 earned runs. The Rays have an earned run average of 2.23 for the year (1st in MLB), and they have rung up 122 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 31 opposing batters and their FIP is 2.87 as a team so far this year.

The Rays bullpen have compiled a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 base runners for the year and 36.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 5 times in addition to having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 40 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have earned 5 holds so far this year (21st in MLB). They have accumulated 3 saves so far this season and have blown 0 out of their 3 chances to get a save.

The Rays have converted 74.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,053 innings on the diamond, ranking them 2nd in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 351 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 107 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which is 7th in MLB, and they have turned 11 double plays.

Fleming (17-13 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.23 while going up against 779 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 203 base knocks (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 51 free passes. His earned run average is 4.99 (99 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.422. Fleming has taken the mound for 178 innings and has totaled 126 K's in his career.

Toronto has a total of 15 HRs over the course of the season as well as 64 runs batted in. They have put up 20 two-baggers, while walking 38 times and racking up 68 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated a team OBP of .342 as well as a team batting average of .284 on the campaign. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .427 and they are recording 5.23 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have been rung up on 108 occasions (19th in baseball) and have earned 133 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.357 with a FIP of 5.03 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (114 strikeouts against 46 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 110. They have conceded 20 home runs and they allow 5.24 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 67 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.70 (60 earned runs yielded).

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have earned 6 saves. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 50 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 16 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.2% out of their 24 inherited base runners. With 18 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 14 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in MLB). The Blue Jays have recorded 97 assists, 6 errors and have notched a total of 345 putouts during this campaign. In 1,035 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in pro baseball).

Kikuchi (22-31 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.05 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and he has gone up against 2,075 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 267 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.425 and a FIP of 5.1. In his career, Kikuchi has allowed 486 hits while he has tallied 458 K's in 475 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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