Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (77-47) will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (69-56) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday. The men taking the mound are Yusei Kikuchi and Grayson Rodriguez.

The Blue Jays have accrued 217 doubles as a team and have knocked 145 baseballs out of the park. Toronto is slugging .415 and have been rung up 1,014 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 16th in MLB. They have accrued 533 RBI's as well as 1,109 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .258. They have earned 560 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .329.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 150 long balls and 498 total runs (1st in MLB). Toronto has surrendered 1,004 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 452 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.65 for the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,172 hitters. They have walked 376 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a unit so far this season.

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 77.2% and has come into the game in 140 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 188 runners on the year with 21.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 129 times in addition to having 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 420 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 83 holds on the campaign (2nd in the league). They have compiled 44 saves so far this season and have not converted 13 of their 57 save chances.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 3,318 putouts so far this season, as well as 986 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 8th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,954 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball.

Kikuchi has taken the hill for 594 innings and has earned 582 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Kikuchi (30-35 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.92 and he has faced 2,565 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.68 (309 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.377. He has allowed 594 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 225 free passes.

The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated an on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,033 occasions (19th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,064 hits. Baltimore has hit 145 HRs this season as well as 595 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .424 and they tally 4.94 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have put up 236 doubles, while taking a walk 393 times and scoring 612 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 533 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.08 (504 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 139 dingers and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,127 strikeouts against 386 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,032.

Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of their 218 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 161 times in high leverage situations and on 147 occasions with runners on base. With 154 save situations, the Orioles have earned 87 holds and 26 blown saves. They sit at 18th in the league with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 423 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Baltimore has had relievers step onto the hill in 65 save opportunities and they have converted 39 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (4th in baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,070 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 3,309 putouts this year. In their 9,927 innings played, the Orioles have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (18th in pro baseball).

Rodriguez (3-3 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.44 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 348 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up 49 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.407 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has allowed 82 base knocks and he has 86 punch outs in 81 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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