Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles
Date: Monday, May 13, 2024
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD
TV: MASN
Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+130) Baltimore (-154)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (26-13) will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (18-22) on Monday. The odds on this game have Toronto at +130 and Baltimore is priced at -154. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jose Berrios and Corbin Burnes.
As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 24th in baseball. They have tallied 146 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. The Blue Jays have tallied 63 doubles as a team and have hit 34 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 136 runs batted in as well as 297 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .234. Toronto is slugging .369 and have struck out 284 times, while drawing a walk on 134 occasions.
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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 51 home runs in addition to 189 runs (23rd in baseball). Toronto has allowed 337 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 174 earned runs. The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 4.66 on the campaign (26th in baseball), and they have struck out 309 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 125 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.54 as a squad this year.
The Blue Jays have sent 130 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 runners so far this season with 28.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 11 saves so far this season and have missed out on 3 of their 14 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save rate of 78.6% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. The bullpen have earned 23 holds on the campaign (13th in the league). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 46 times and also have had 22 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Toronto Blue Jays have a total of 1,008 putouts this season, in addition to 327 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 18th in professional baseball, and have earned 29 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,024 innings, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball.
Berrios (87-69 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 5,313 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,184 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 378 free passes. His ERA is 4.10 (574 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.239. Berrios has taken the mound for 1,260 innings and has accounted for 1,228 strikeouts in his MLB career.
The Baltimore Orioles have tallied a team on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .249 for the year. They have struck out on 321 instances (19th in MLB) and have earned 327 base knocks. Baltimore is sitting with 59 home runs this year to go along with 189 RBIs. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .445 and they earn 5.16 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have put up 65 two-baggers, while getting a free base 98 times and putting up 196 runs.
The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.098 and have a FIP of 3.68 as a team for the season. They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 280. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 140 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.27 (126 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (336 strikeouts against 101 bases on balls). They have allowed 39 HR's and they yield 3.63 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).
With 55 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 34 holds and 8 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 50 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.1% of 58 inherited runners. They sit at 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have sent 136 relievers to the mound on the campaign.
The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 25 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in professional baseball). The Orioles have 360 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 1,041 putouts for the year. Out of their 3,123 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (2nd in pro baseball).
So far in his pro baseball career, Burnes has surrendered 576 base hits while earning 917 punch outs in 757 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 272 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.049 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.21 and he has gone up against 3,051 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Burnes (48-29 career mark) has a 3.23 ERA and has surrendered 6.8 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (+130)
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