Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+105) New York (-125)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (12-7) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (11-8) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at +105 while New York is priced at -125. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Alek Manoah and Gerrit Cole.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 153 times, while taking a walk on 63 occasions. They have recorded 82 RBI's as well as 173 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .263. The Blue Jays have accumulated 28 doubles as a unit and have hit 20 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 87 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 27 home runs and 99 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Toronto has given up 163 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 91 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 4.90 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 171 hitters. They have walked 62 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a squad for the year.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 70 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 38 base runners so far this year with 28.9% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 9 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of their 11 chances to get a save. The Blue Jays relievers have recorded a save percentage of 81.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 25 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 14 holds this season (9th in baseball). Blue Jays pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 24 times as well as having 19 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs in their 1,503 innings, which has them sitting 18th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 501 putouts thus far, in addition to 148 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 16 double plays.

Manoah has taken the ball for 327 innings and has earned 323 K's in his MLB career. Manoah (26-10 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.71 while going up against 1,342 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.86 (104 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.068. He has surrendered 244 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 106 free passes.

New York has 27 HRs on the season as well as 82 RBIs. They have recorded 22 two-baggers, while getting a free base 73 times as well as scoring 88 runs. The New York Yankees have earned a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .232 on the season. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .410 and they are scoring 4.63 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 171 instances (11th in baseball) and have earned 142 base hits.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.100 in addition to having a FIP of 3.41 as a unit for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.90 (187 strikeouts vs 56 walks). They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 131. They have relinquished 14 homers and they concede 3.12 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The New York pitching staff have yielded 59 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.02 (57 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 18 save situations, the Yankees have 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 7 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 16 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of 26 inherited runners. They sit at 20th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 56 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

Out of their 1,530 innings on the field, the Yankees have a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (6th in baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (9th in baseball). The Yankees have accrued 158 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 510 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Cole has surrendered 1,405 base hits while tallying 1,962 K's in 1,678 innings. Cole (134-71 mark in his career) has earned a 3.20 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 596 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.094 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.55 and he has faced 6,750 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (+105)

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