Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-118) Baltimore (-102)

The Toronto Blue Jays (69-56) are traveling to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday where they will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (77-47). The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -118 while Baltimore is priced at -102. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kevin Gausman and Jack Flaherty.

Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .415 and have struck out 1,014 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions. They have recorded 533 runs batted in and 1,109 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .258. The Blue Jays have tallied 217 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 145 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 560 runs and have an on-base percentage of .329. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in the league.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.65 on the campaign (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,172 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 150 long balls and 498 runs in total (1st in the league). They have walked 376 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.07 as a team this year. Toronto has surrendered 1,004 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 452 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 129 times and also have had 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 83 holds so far this season (2nd in MLB). The Blue Jays relievers have recorded a save rate of 77.2% and has come into the game in 140 save situations. They have compiled 44 saves on the year and have blown 13 out of their 57 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 188 runners for the year and 21.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 420 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,035 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a total of 3,345 putouts for the season, in addition to 992 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and they have twisted 99 double plays.

Gausman (85-89 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 while he has gone up against 6,282 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,483 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 411 walks. His ERA is 3.87 (643 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.266. Gausman has taken the mound for 1,496 frames and has tallied 1,553 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Orioles have a team slugging % of .424 and they tally 4.94 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have 236 doubles, while walking 393 times and scoring 612 runs. Baltimore has hit 145 home runs this season to go along with 595 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,033 occasions (19th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,064 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have tallied a team on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .253 for the year.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 533 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.08 (504 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 139 home runs and they give up 4.31 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 with a FIP of 4.05 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,127 strikeouts vs 386 walks). They are currently ranked 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,032.

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of 218 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 161 times in high leverage situations and on 147 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 154 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 87 holds and 26 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 423 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 65 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves.

In 10,008 innings played, the Orioles have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (16th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in MLB). The Orioles have recorded 1,083 assists, 50 errors and have notched a total of 3,336 putouts during this campaign.

Flaherty (42-33 career mark) has a 3.66 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and he has gone up against 2,691 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 263 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.193 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Flaherty has allowed 522 hits while he has tallied 725 strikeouts in 647 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (-102)

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