Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (63-59) will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (67-55) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Hyun Jin Ryu and Hunter Greene.

The Blue Jays have recorded 212 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 139 baseballs out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging % of .414 and have been called out on strikes 990 times, while drawing a walk on 402 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 16th in the league. They have 520 runs batted in in addition to 1,085 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .259. They have racked up 546 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .330.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.70 this year (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 1,140 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 147 home runs in addition to 491 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 367 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.08 as a unit for the season. Toronto has yielded 987 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 448 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Blue Jays have sent 410 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 184 base runners on the year and 21.7% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 42 saves for the year and have blown 13 out of their 55 save chances. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 76.4% and has entered the game in 135 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 80 holds this season (3rd in MLB). Blue Jays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 127 times and also have had 140 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,798 innings, which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 3,266 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 966 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and have a total of 98 double plays.

Ryu (76-46 career record) has a FIP of 3.46 while going up against 4,170 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 971 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 226 free passes. His ERA is 3.26 (368 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.177. Ryu has taken the mound for 1,017 innings and has totaled 904 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .251 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,123 occasions (6th in MLB) and have recorded 1,037 base knocks. Cincinnati has compiled 141 home runs so far this year to go along with 565 RBIs. The Reds have a team SLG% of .416 and they have an average of 4.82 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have 210 doubles, while getting a free base 417 times and racking up 588 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 608 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.76 (575 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 170 HR's and they allow 5.04 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.410 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,033 strikeouts vs 446 bases on balls). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,085.

Cincinnati has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 62 save chances and they have walked away with 43 saves. They are ranked 5th in baseball holding a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have dispatched 448 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 183 times in high leverage situations in addition to 169 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of their 237 inherited base runners. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Reds have 72 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

Out of their 9,777 innings on the diamond, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (20th in professional baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 99 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Reds have 994 assists, 60 errors and have a tally of 3,259 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Greene has given up 172 base knocks while earning 264 punch outs in 199 innings pitched. Greene (7-17 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.25 earned run average and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 94 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.261 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and he has gone up against 849 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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