Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, September 4, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Toronto Blue Jays (74-62) are en route to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (41-95). The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Berrios and Luis Medina.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which is 14th in the league. They are sitting with 623 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. The Blue Jays have recorded 244 two-baggers as a team and have hit 160 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 593 RBI's and 1,217 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .260. Toronto is slugging .420 and have been called out on strikes 1,092 times, while drawing a walk on 451 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 165 home runs and 556 total runs (4th in the league). Toronto has given up 1,102 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 501 earned runs. The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.71 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,269 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 402 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.07 as a team so far this year.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 75.4% and has come into the game in 152 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 205 runners on the year with 22.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 142 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 460 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have earned 91 holds this year (2nd in MLB). They have recorded 46 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 15 of their 61 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 3,642 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,077 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 12th in the majors, and have earned 103 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,926 innings, which has them sitting 11th in baseball.

Berrios has taken the ball for 1,181 innings and is sitting with 1,152 punch outs during his career. Berrios (81-64 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.07 while going up against 4,999 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.17 (547 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.250. He has allowed 1,120 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 357 free passes.

The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they average 3.63 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have put up 191 two-baggers, while getting a free base 426 times as well as scoring 494 runs. Oakland has hit 139 HRs this season to go along with 476 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,237 occasions (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,000 hits. The Oakland Athletics have a team OBP of .301 and a batting average of .224 this season.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.534 with a FIP of 5.09 as a squad for the season. They sit at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,252. The Oakland pitching staff have given up 794 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.64 (747 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,092 strikeouts vs 575 free passes). They have conceded 184 dingers and they relinquish 6.00 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

With 104 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 52 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 49 save chances and they have recorded 24 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 157 times in high leverage situations and on 161 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.5% out of 252 inherited runners. They sit at 27th in baseball with a save rate of 49.0%, and they have dispatched 452 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 1,078 assists, 83 errors and have a tally of 3,575 putouts this year. In 10,725 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (27th in baseball).

Medina (3-8 career mark) has earned a 5.44 ERA and has given up 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and he has gone up against 390 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 52 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.535 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. During his pro baseball career, Medina has surrendered 89 hits while he has tallied 84 strikeouts in 86 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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