Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, July 24, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (57-41) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (54-45) at Dodger Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jays at +110 while the Dodgers are opening at -130. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Berrios and Michael Grove.

The Blue Jays have compiled 176 doubles as a unit and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. Toronto is slugging .416 and have been called out on strikes 790 times, while drawing a walk on 320 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in the league. They have 419 RBI's as well as 887 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .261. They have notched a total of 444 runs scored and have an OBP of .330.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 126 home runs and 408 runs in total (7th in the league). Toronto has given up 806 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 3.85 on the campaign (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 937 hitters. They have walked 295 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit for the season.

The Blue Jays have sent 329 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 152 runners on the campaign with 22.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 33 saves this year and have not converted 11 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 104 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 60 holds for the year (7th in MLB). Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 107 times as well as having 105 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 2,641 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 778 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 17th in the majors, and they have twisted 79 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,923 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in MLB.

Berrios has taken the hill for 1,143 innings and has racked up 1,120 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.15 (527 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.245. He has given up 1,078 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 345 free passes. Berrios (80-61 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.03 while he has faced 4,829 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has knocked in 161 long balls on the season to go along with 534 RBIs. They have put up 176 doubles, while taking a walk 412 times as well as recording 554 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .336 as well as a team batting average of .248 so far this season. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .457 and they have an average of 5.71 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 852 occasions (16th in baseball) and have accounted for 817 base hits.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.254 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (818 strikeouts vs 287 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 793. They have relinquished 108 homers and they allow 4.64 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 444 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.39 (420 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Dodgers have 59 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 103 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 140 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.6%, and they have sent 346 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 83 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 851 assists, 45 errors and are sitting with 2,585 putouts on the campaign. In their 7,755 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (9th in baseball).

So far in his career, Grove has conceded 95 hits while he has earned 71 strikeouts in 81 innings pitched. Grove (3-2 win-loss record in his career) holds a 5.75 earned run average while giving up 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 52 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.500 and a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and he has gone up against 363 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+110)

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