Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-160) Toronto (+135)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (28-31) will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (38-20) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at -160 and Toronto is sitting at +135. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Suarez and Jose Berrios.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which is 3rd in baseball. They have accounted for 294 runs and hold an OBP of .309. The Orioles have tallied 99 doubles as a team and have hit 88 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 285 runs batted in as well as 496 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .249. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .443 and have struck out 465 times, while taking a walk on 155 occasions.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 3.29 for the season (4th in MLB), and they have rung up 503 batters. Orioles pitchers have yielded 51 home runs and also 215 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 176 batters and their FIP is 3.58 as a unit this year. Baltimore has surrendered 429 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 192 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15.

Orioles pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 72 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 48 holds so far this season (2nd in baseball). The Orioles relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 61.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 out of their 31 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 95 base runners this season with 25.3% of them ended up scoring. The Orioles have sent 203 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 1,575 putouts thus far, in addition to 519 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 4th in baseball, and have 37 double plays. The Orioles have turned 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,725 innings, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

Suarez (7-15 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.88 while he has faced 985 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 244 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 80 walks. His ERA is 4.96 (127 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.407. Suarez has taken the ball for 230 innings and has racked up 177 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Toronto has a total of 51 long balls on the season as well as 220 RBIs. They have put up 98 doubles, while taking a walk 206 times and earning 233 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .234 this season. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .372 and they average 3.95 runs per game (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 424 occasions (29th in MLB) and have earned 457 base knocks.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.299 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (472 strikeouts vs 172 walks). They sit at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 501. They have given up 76 homers and they relinquish 4.67 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 269 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.22 (243 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 59 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 39 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 41 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.4% out of 86 inherited base runners. They sit at 10th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 197 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

In 4,668 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 504 assists, 34 errors and have a total of 1,556 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Berrios has given up 1,208 base knocks and he has 1,248 strikeouts in 1,287 innings pitched. Berrios (88-70 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.07 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 582 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.234 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.28 and he has gone up against 5,415 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-160)

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