Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-110) Philadelphia (-110)

The Philadelphia Phillies (16-19) are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (21-14) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -110 while Philadelphia is opening at -110. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Kevin Gausman and Zack Wheeler.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have a total of 173 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .336. The Blue Jays have accumulated 68 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 40 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 162 RBI's and 317 base knocks for the year, and their batting average comes in at .261. Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .420 and have been called out on strikes 280 times, while drawing a walk on 126 occasions.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.06 on the year (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 322 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 45 home runs and 153 runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 101 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.28 as a unit so far this year. Toronto has allowed 286 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 139 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 78.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 35 save situations. The relievers have inherited 56 runners so far this season and 23.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 38 times as well as having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 119 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have notched 21 holds so far this year (10th in the league). They have recorded 11 saves this season and have blown 3 of their 14 chances to get a save.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,772 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 924 putouts thus far, in addition to 278 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 20th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 25 double plays.

Gausman has taken the mound for 1,394 innings and has accumulated 1,424 strikeouts thus far in his career. Gausman (78-85 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.66 and he has gone up against 5,867 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.93 (609 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.274. He has allowed 1,395 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 381 free passes.

The Phillies hold a team slugging % of .430 and they tally 4.29 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have put up 67 doubles, while getting a free base 91 times as well as scoring 150 runs. Philadelphia has 38 long balls for the year to go along with 145 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 315 instances (10th in MLB) and have earned 321 base knocks. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .266 this season.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.358 with a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (319 strikeouts vs 119 free passes). They sit at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 294. They have allowed 36 dingers and they relinquish 5.30 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 179 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.03 (170 earned runs yielded).

Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 12 save chances and they have come away with 9 saves. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 121 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 27 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. With 30 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 18 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 17 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (6th in professional baseball). The Phillies have recorded 278 assists, 12 errors and have 913 putouts on the season. In their 2,739 innings played, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (22nd in professional baseball).

Wheeler (77-59 career mark) has earned a 3.45 ERA and has surrendered 8.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.28 and he has gone up against 5,092 batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 469 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.204 and having a FIP of 3.4. Thus far in his career, Wheeler has surrendered 1,097 base hits while he has tallied 1,235 strikeouts in 1,224 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-110)

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