Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Toronto Blue Jays (73-61) are en route to Coors Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (49-84). The pitchers taking the mound are Kevin Gausman and Austin Gomber.

Toronto has a slugging rate of .417 and have been rung up 1,081 times, while drawing a walk on 438 occasions. They have accrued 574 RBI's and 1,189 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .258. The Blue Jays have earned 238 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 156 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 603 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .329. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.18 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 163 long balls and also 539 runs in total (4th in baseball). Toronto has given up 1,079 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 491 earned runs. The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 3.69 on the campaign (2nd in baseball), and they have rung up 1,252 batters. They have walked 394 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.07 as a squad on the season.

Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 139 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 90 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have earned a save rate of 76.7% and has come into the game in 150 save situations. They have compiled 46 saves on the campaign and have not converted 14 of 60 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 200 base runners on the campaign and 21.0% of them crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 450 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of 10,611 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 3,537 putouts thus far, as well as 1,037 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 11th in professional baseball, and have a total of 101 double plays.

Gausman has pitched in 1,507 frames and has racked up 1,568 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Gausman (86-90 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 6,332 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.87 (648 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.266. He has given up 1,495 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 414 free passes.

The Rockies have a SLG% of .400 and they are earning 4.35 runs per game (19th in the league). They have 248 doubles, while taking a walk 362 times and scoring 579 runs. Colorado has compiled 133 home runs on the season to go along with 551 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,262 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 1,116 base hits. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with a team OBP of .309 and a batting average of .248 on the year.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.515 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a staff over the course of the season. They sit at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,294. The Colorado pitching staff have given up 776 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.53 (714 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.10 (920 strikeouts vs 465 bases on balls). They have given up 194 home runs and they allow 6.01 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

With 99 save situations, the Rockies have 45 holds and also 27 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of 207 inherited runners. They rank 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 48.1%, and they have dispatched 439 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 139 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Rockies have recorded 1,237 assists, 71 errors and have earned 3,430 putouts over the course of the season. In their 10,290 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (27th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Gomber has allowed 503 hits while he has earned 389 punch outs in 483 innings pitched. Gomber (30-28 career record) has a 4.90 earned run average and has surrendered 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 263 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.383 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and he has gone up against 2,073 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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