Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-115) Baltimore (-105)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (42-24) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (37-31) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -115 while Baltimore is opening at -105. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Yusei Kikuchi and Tyler Wells.

The Blue Jays have hit 123 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 78 balls out of the park. Toronto is slugging .422 and have been called out on strikes 530 times, while taking a walk on 227 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. They have recorded 297 runs batted in and 626 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .265. They have accounted for 314 runs while holding a team OBP of .334.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 94 long balls and also 294 runs (14th in the league). Toronto has allowed 550 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 268 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 3.99 on the year (11th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 647 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 216 batters and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a unit on the season.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 224 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 100 runners on the year with 23.0% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 21 saves on the season and have missed out on 7 of their 28 chances to get a save. The Blue Jays relievers have earned a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 66 save situations. The relief pitchers have 38 holds this year (11th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 70 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 1,814 putouts this year, in addition to 539 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and they have twisted 53 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,442 innings, ranking them 12th in MLB.

Kikuchi has taken the mound for 532 innings and has accounted for 514 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.93 (292 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.414. He has allowed 542 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 211 walks. Kikuchi (27-33 career record) has a FIP of 5.18 while going up against 2,317 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Baltimore has hit 80 home runs for the year as well as 324 runs batted in. They have 129 two-baggers, while getting a free base 225 times as well as scoring 334 runs. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .254 this year. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they are recording 5.06 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have struck out on 547 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have notched a total of 568 base hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.330 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 583. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 291 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (275 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.30 (613 strikeouts vs 207 free passes). They have given up 74 home runs and they surrender 4.41 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB).

Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 131 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 92 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 57 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They rank 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 235 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have recorded 21 saves.

In their 5,349 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Orioles have 556 assists, 27 errors and have accounted for 1,783 putouts for the year.

Wells (14-12 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.90 earned run average while giving up 6.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.91 and he has gone up against 936 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 102 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.993 and a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Wells has surrendered 179 hits while accumulating 215 strikeouts in 235 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-115)

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