Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (53-56) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (60-50) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Hyun Jin Ryu and Gavin Williams.

The Blue Jays have tallied 194 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 126 balls out of the park. Toronto is slugging .417 and have been called out on strikes 880 times, while taking a walk on 357 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in MLB. They have 464 runs batted in in addition to 968 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .259. They have racked up 490 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .329.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 136 home runs and also 446 runs (5th in the league). Toronto has given up 893 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 413 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 this year (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,039 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 338 opposing players and their FIP is 4.15 as a team for the year.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 367 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 base runners for the season and 20.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 37 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 of their 50 save chances. The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 74.0% and has entered the game in 122 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 72 holds this year (3rd in MLB). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 118 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 2,921 putouts on the year, in addition to 861 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have a total of 86 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,763 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball.

Ryu (75-46 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.47 while going up against 4,138 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 969 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 223 walks. His ERA is 3.28 (368 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.182. Ryu has taken the hill for 1,008 innings and has accumulated 899 punch outs during his career.

The Guardians have a team slugging % of .382 and they are earning 4.09 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have hit 198 doubles, while getting a free base 320 times and earning 446 runs. Cleveland has hit 82 home runs over the course of the season as well as 419 RBIs. They have been rung up on 756 instances (30th in the league) and have a total of 934 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have compiled an OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .251 over the course of the season.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.277 with a FIP of 4.17 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (858 strikeouts against 351 bases on balls). They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 892. They have surrendered 111 homers and they allow 4.13 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 447 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.85 (416 earned runs yielded).

With 115 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 58 holds and also 22 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 130 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.8% out of 133 inherited base runners. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 58.5%, and they have dispatched 356 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

In their 8,760 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (5th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 77 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 985 assists, 51 errors and have notched a total of 2,920 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Williams has allowed 36 hits and he has 37 K's in 42 innings. He has given up 16 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.336 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.76 and he has faced 179 batters in his MLB career. Williams (1-3 career mark) has earned a 3.38 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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