Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, September 11, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+114) Toronto (-135)

The Texas Rangers (77-64) are en route to Rogers Centre on Monday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (79-63). The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +114 while the Blue Jays are priced at -135. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nathan Eovaldi and Chris Bassitt.

The Rangers have hit 293 doubles as a squad and have hit 197 baseballs out of the park. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .452 and have struck out 1,230 times, while drawing a walk on 505 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.5 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball. They have accounted for 736 RBI's and 1,301 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .266. They have earned a total of 768 runs scored and have an OBP of .337.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have conceded 178 home runs and also 631 runs in total (17th in the league). Texas has surrendered 1,162 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 600 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.31 for the year (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,175 batters. They have walked 431 opposing players and their FIP is 4.38 as a team this year.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 48.2% and stepped onto the hill in 123 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 219 base runners on the season with 29.2% of them crossed the plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 134 times and also have had 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 402 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers are sitting with 66 holds on the season (24th in MLB). They have accumulated 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 29 of 56 chances to get a save.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 3,761 putouts this year, as well as 1,252 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in baseball, and have earned 133 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,283 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

Eovaldi has taken the ball for 839 frames and has accounted for 895 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.50 (420 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.264. He has given up 809 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 252 free passes. Eovaldi (45-48 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.45 while he has faced 3,566 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Toronto has tallied 165 long balls on the year to go along with 624 RBIs. They have hit 260 doubles, while walking 483 times and notching 655 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an on-base percentage of .333 and a team batting average of .260 this season. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .421 and they average 4.61 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,132 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,270 base hits.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.231 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (1,333 strikeouts vs 417 walks). They rank 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,144. They have conceded 173 homers and they give up 4.10 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 577 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (518 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 156 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 92 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers take the mound in 64 save chances and they have earned 48 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 172 times in high leverage situations and on 147 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.0% out of their 214 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 479 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 109 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (10th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 1,132 assists, 68 errors and have notched a total of 3,804 putouts this year. In their 11,412 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in the majors).

Bassitt (81-64 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.16 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and he has gone up against 5,021 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 549 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.248 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Bassitt has surrendered 1,124 hits and he has 1,159 strikeouts in 1,187 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+114)

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