Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-185) Colorado (+154)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (49-84) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (73-61) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -185 and the Rockies are opening at +154. The over/under comes in at 12. The pitchers taking the mound will be Hyun Jin Ryu and Chris Flexen.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have racked up 603 runs while holding a team OBP of .329. The Blue Jays have earned 238 doubles as a squad and have hit 156 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 574 runs batted in and 1,189 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .258. Toronto has a slugging % of .417 and have struck out 1,081 times, while being walked on 438 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 163 long balls and 539 runs in total (4th in baseball). Toronto has conceded 1,079 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 491 earned runs. The Blue Jays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.69 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,252 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 394 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.07 as a squad for the year.

The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 76.7% and has come into the game in 150 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 200 base runners this season with 21.0% of them earned a run for their team. Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 139 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 450 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have a total of 90 holds on the season (2nd in baseball). They have earned 46 saves so far this season and have blown 14 out of their 60 chances to get a save.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,611 innings, ranking them 13th in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 3,537 putouts this season, in addition to 1,037 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 11th in the majors, and they have twisted 101 double plays.

Ryu has taken the mound for 1,027 innings and has totaled 916 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.24 (370 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.174. He has surrendered 979 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 227 free passes. Ryu (78-46 career record) has a FIP of 3.47 while he has gone up against 4,212 batters in the major leagues.

The Rockies have a SLG% of .400 and they have an average of 4.35 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have 248 doubles, while taking a walk 362 times as well as putting up 579 runs. Colorado has knocked in 133 home runs for the season to go along with 551 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,262 occasions (4th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,116 hits. The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .248 on the campaign.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 776 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.53 (714 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 194 homers and they yield 6.01 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.515 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.21 as a unit this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.10 (920 strikeouts against 465 walks). They come in at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,294.

Sitting with 99 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 45 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 52 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of their 207 inherited base runners. They rank 28th in baseball holding a save rate of 48.1%, and they have sent 439 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

Out of their 10,290 innings played, the Rockies have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (27th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 139 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,237 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,430 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Flexen has conceded 505 hits while earning 326 punch outs in 458 frames. Flexen (26-32 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.83 earned run average while surrendering 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 246 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.483 and a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and he has faced 2,009 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-185)

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