Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+110) Toronto (-130)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (9-5) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (13-1) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Rays at +110 while the Blue Jays are priced at -130. The betting total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Shane McClanahan and Alek Manoah.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 7.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have notched a total of 104 runs while holding a team OBP of .357. The Rays have recorded 29 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 34 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 102 RBI's as well as 132 hits so far this season, and their batting average is at .283. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .563 and have struck out 104 times, while being walked on 47 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.02. Rays pitchers have conceded 7 home runs and 36 total runs (1st in the league). Tampa Bay has conceded 89 base hits (6.4 per 9 innings) and also 34 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.45 so far this season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 128 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 38 opposing players and their FIP is 3.06 as a team for the season.

The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. The relievers have inherited 16 runners on the year and 43.8% of those players crossed the plate. Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 7 times as well as having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 42 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen are sitting with 5 holds so far this season (22nd in MLB). They have compiled 3 saves so far this season and have blown 0 out of their 3 chances to save the game.

The Rays have converted 72.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,125 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 375 putouts this season, as well as 116 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 11th in MLB, and have 12 double plays.

McClanahan has pitched in 306 innings and has accumulated 356 punch outs during his MLB career. McClanahan (25-14 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.10 and he has faced 1,226 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.85 (97 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.079. He has surrendered 247 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 84 free passes.

The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .429 and they are earning 5.29 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have hit 22 doubles, while getting a free base 45 times and scoring 74 runs. Toronto has 16 home runs so far this season and 69 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 114 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have a total of 143 base knocks. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a batting average of .285 this season.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 70 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.57 (63 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 22 long balls and they concede 5.08 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.331 in addition to having a FIP of 4.96 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (124 strikeouts vs 47 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 118.

Sitting with 20 save situations, the Blue Jays have 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% of 26 inherited runners. They rank 10th in MLB with a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 55 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 14 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (12th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 107 assists, 6 errors and have accounted for 372 putouts so far this season. In 1,116 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (12th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Manoah has allowed 235 hits while he has accumulated 318 strikeouts in 323 frames. Manoah (26-9 win-loss record in his career) has a 2.70 earned run average and has given up 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 97 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.043 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and he has faced 1,314 batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+110)

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