Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-140) New York (+120)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (12-8) will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (12-8) on Sunday. The line on this contest has the Blue Jays at -140 while the Yankees are coming in at +120. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kevin Gausman and Clarke Schmidt.

Toronto is slugging .403 and have struck out 163 times, while taking a walk on 68 occasions. They have tallied 88 RBI's as well as 181 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .261. The Blue Jays have tallied 30 doubles as a squad and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 93 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 15th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 4.70 on the season (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 178 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 28 home runs in addition to 100 runs in total (21st in MLB). They have walked 64 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.61 as a team on the campaign. Toronto has given up 168 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 92 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 73 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 38 runners on the campaign with 28.9% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 9 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of 11 save opportunities. The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 81.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 26 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 15 holds for the season (10th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 24 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,584 innings, ranking them 15th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 528 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 161 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 16th in MLB, and they have turned 18 double plays.

Gausman has pitched in 1,376 frames and has earned 1,396 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Gausman (77-84 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.69 while going up against 5,795 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.93 (601 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.275. He has conceded 1,376 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 379 free passes.

The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .229 for the year. They have struck out on 178 occasions (12th in MLB) and have totaled 147 base knocks. New York has hit 28 HRs this season to go along with 83 runs batted in. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .404 and they have an average of 4.45 runs per outing (18th in MLB). They have notched 22 doubles, while getting a free base 75 times as well as scoring 89 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.117 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.54 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.90 (197 strikeouts against 61 walks). They come in at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 139. They have surrendered 16 dingers and they allow 3.27 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The New York pitching staff have conceded 65 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.17 (63 earned runs given up).

New York has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have recorded 4 saves. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 58 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.5% out of their 26 inherited runners. Sitting with 18 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In 1,611 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (6th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (9th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 164 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 537 putouts this season.

Schmidt (5-7 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.57 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and he has faced 377 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.465 and a FIP of 4.3. During his pro baseball career, Schmidt has allowed 86 base knocks while he has totaled 85 punch outs in 84 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (+120) and under 8.5 runs

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