Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (80-63) will take on the Texas Rangers (78-64) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Texas at +110 and Toronto is sitting at -130. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Max Scherzer and Hyun Jin Ryu.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 5.5 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 777 runs and have an on-base percentage of .337. The Rangers have tallied 297 doubles as a team and have hit 200 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 745 runs batted in as well as 1,313 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .266. Texas has a slugging rate of .454 and have struck out 1,236 times, while drawing a walk on 508 occasions.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.30 on the campaign (17th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,187 hitters. Rangers pitchers have given up 179 long balls and also 635 runs (17th in MLB). They have walked 435 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.38 as a squad so far this season. Texas has conceded 1,171 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 603 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Rangers have dispatched 406 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 223 base runners on the campaign and 29.1% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 27 saves on the season and have not converted 29 of their 56 save opportunities. The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 48.2% and has come into the game in 123 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 66 holds so far this season (25th in baseball). Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 136 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have accumulated 3,788 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,263 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 133 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,364 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Scherzer has thrown 2,829 innings and is sitting with 3,365 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Scherzer (213-108 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.17 while facing 11,433 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.15 (991 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.077. He has given up 2,303 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 745 walks.

Toronto has 166 home runs for the year to go along with 627 RBIs. They have recorded 260 two-baggers, while taking a walk 491 times as well as scoring 660 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an OBP of .333 and a batting average of .260 on the year. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .420 and they tally 4.62 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,140 occasions (24th in baseball) and have recorded 1,276 base knocks.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.231 with a FIP of 4.04 as a staff over the course of the season. They rank 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,152. The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 579 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.66 (520 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.50 (1,342 strikeouts against 420 bases on balls). They have given up 173 home runs and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.9% of 215 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 174 times in high leverage situations and on 148 occasions with runners on base. With 159 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 94 holds and 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.4%, and they have sent 482 relievers to the hill this season. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 65 save opportunities and they have tallied 49 saves.

In 11,493 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 109 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in baseball). The Blue Jays have 1,143 assists, 68 errors and have earned 3,831 putouts this season.

Ryu (78-47 career record) is the owner of a 3.24 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.02 and he has faced 4,253 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 374 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Ryu has allowed 988 base hits while he has earned 924 K's in 1,037 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+110)

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