Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Toronto Blue Jays (18-11) are on their way to Fenway Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (16-14). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Alek Manoah and Nick Pivetta.

Toronto has a slugging rate of .408 and have been rung up 233 times, while being walked on 104 occasions. They have accrued 130 runs batted in and 257 hits so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .258. The Blue Jays have tallied 50 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 32 balls out of the park. They have racked up 137 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 11th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.99 so far this season (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 280 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 38 long balls and also 124 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 85 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.27 as a squad for the season. Toronto has conceded 224 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 114 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20.

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save rate of 78.6% and has come into the game in 34 save situations. The relievers have inherited 42 base runners this year with 26.2% of those players crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 30 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 99 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have a total of 20 holds on the season (9th in MLB). They have tallied 11 saves this year and have blown 3 out of their 14 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,313 innings on the diamond, ranking them 9th in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 771 putouts on the year, in addition to 223 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 14th in pro baseball, and have a total of 24 double plays.

Manoah has taken the hill for 339 frames and has accumulated 335 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 2.81 (106 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.069. He has surrendered 252 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 111 walks. Manoah (26-10 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.73 and he has faced 1,390 batters in the majors.

The Boston Red Sox have tallied an OBP of .336 in addition to a team batting average of .261 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 234 occasions (21st in the league) and have earned a total of 268 hits. Boston has hit 40 HRs on the campaign and 160 RBIs. The Red Sox have a team slugging % of .444 and they are recording 5.63 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have recorded 64 doubles, while taking a walk 105 times and racking up 169 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 156 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.96 (146 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 41 homers and they allow 5.30 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.358 and have a FIP of 4.73 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (255 strikeouts against 92 walks). They are currently ranked 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 268.

Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.0% of 20 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 19 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 16 holds and 2 blown saves. They rank 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 95 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 9 save chances and they have converted 7 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in the majors). The Red Sox have recorded 258 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 795 putouts on the campaign. In their 2,385 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (24th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Pivetta has conceded 763 hits while he has earned 812 strikeouts in 765 frames. He has surrendered 427 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.391 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has gone up against 3,314 hitters during his career. Pivetta (41-52 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.02 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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