Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+105) Toronto (-125)

The Toronto Blue Jays (80-65) will compete against the Texas Rangers (80-64) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rangers at +105 while the Blue Jays are priced at -125. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Nathan Eovaldi and Kevin Gausman.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have 793 runs scored and have an OBP of .338. The Rangers have hit 303 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 203 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 759 RBI's and 1,333 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .266. Texas is slugging .455 and have been called out on strikes 1,250 times, while drawing a walk on 521 occasions.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.29 so far this season (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,203 hitters. Rangers pitchers have allowed 181 home runs and 642 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 439 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a team so far this year. Texas has surrendered 1,185 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 610 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Rangers have sent 413 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 226 base runners so far this season and 29.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 27 saves this season and have missed out on 29 out of their 56 save chances. The Rangers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 48.2% and has entered the game in 125 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 68 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 139 times and also have had 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,526 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in MLB. The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 3,842 putouts this year, in addition to 1,280 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and have 134 double plays.

Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,385 innings and has earned 1,175 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.04 (622 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.299. He has given up 1,406 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 393 walks. Eovaldi (78-72 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 5,855 batters in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays hold an on-base percentage of .332 as well as a team batting average of .259 for the year. They have struck out on 1,156 occasions (24th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,290 hits. Toronto has a total of 168 home runs over the course of the season as well as 634 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .420 and they have an average of 4.60 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have notched 265 two-baggers, while getting a free base 495 times and putting up 667 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.239 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a unit this season. They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,172. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 595 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.73 (536 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (1,356 strikeouts against 433 bases on balls). They have relinquished 176 homers and they surrender 4.14 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 65 save chances and they have come away with 49 saves. They rank 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 75.4%, and they have dispatched 489 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 174 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 22.4% out of 219 inherited base runners. Sitting with 159 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 94 holds and also 16 blown saves.

In 11,655 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 112 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,160 assists, 68 errors and have a tally of 3,885 putouts on the campaign.

During his career, Gausman has surrendered 1,503 base knocks while accumulating 1,583 K's in 1,519 innings pitched. Gausman (87-90 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.86 earned run average and has given up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 652 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.79 and he has faced 6,380 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-125)

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