Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

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

The Toronto Blue Jays (39-32) are headed to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Texas Rangers (42-27). The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -110 while Texas is coming in at -110. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Chris Bassitt and Jon Gray.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which is 13th in baseball. They have 321 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. The Blue Jays have hit 128 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 82 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 304 runs batted in and 646 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .263. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 549 times, while drawing a walk on 233 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 97 home runs and also 300 total runs (10th in baseball). Toronto has allowed 573 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 274 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.91 this season (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 671 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 222 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.34 as a team this season.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save rate of 76.7% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 106 base runners for the year with 21.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 74 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 233 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have 41 holds so far this season (9th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves for the year and have blown 7 of their 30 save chances.

The Toronto Blue Jays have 1,892 putouts this year, as well as 562 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 19th in baseball, and have earned 53 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,676 innings, which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball.

Bassitt (53-39 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 3,441 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 723 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 255 walks. His ERA is 3.51 (321 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.189. Bassitt has taken the mound for 822 frames and is sitting with 746 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .452 and they tally 6.07 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have tallied 150 two-baggers, while getting a free base 238 times and racking up 419 runs. Texas has accounted for 91 home runs on the year and 402 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 604 occasions (16th in MLB) and have recorded 652 base knocks. The Texas Rangers hold an on-base percentage of .339 and a team batting average of .270 so far this year.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 277 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.77 (257 earned runs given up). They have given up 70 long balls and they concede 4.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.189 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (575 strikeouts against 198 free passes). They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 531.

Texas has had relievers enter the game in 22 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB holding a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 185 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 51 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% out of 106 inherited runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Rangers have earned 32 holds and 10 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 61 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Rangers have 602 assists, 32 errors and have earned a total of 1,840 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 5,520 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (4th in the majors).

Gray (66-58 career mark) has a 4.35 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and he has faced 4,360 opposing batters so far in his career. He has conceded 498 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.286 and a FIP of 3.9. In his career, Gray has allowed 986 hits while earning 1,046 strikeouts in 1,030 innings.

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

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

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