Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+140) Toronto (-160)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (20-18) will play the Cincinnati Reds (10-26) on Friday. The line on this contest has Cincinnati at +140 and Toronto is coming in at -160. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Hyun Jin Ryu.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .351 and have been called out on strikes 326 times, while taking a walk on 112 occasions. They have 142 runs batted in as well as 253 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .217. The Reds have accounted for 61 doubles as a squad and have hit 30 baseballs out of the park. They have 146 runs while holding a team OBP of .294. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in baseball.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 5.96 for the year (30th in baseball), and they have struck out 309 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 161 opposing players and their FIP is 4.98 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Reds pitchers have conceded 50 long balls and also 210 total runs (30th in the league).

Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 43 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 8 holds so far this year (30th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 15 save situations. They have earned 4 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 7 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 72 base runners this year and 45.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have dispatched 138 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Reds have converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 2,772 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have 924 putouts this season, as well as 266 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which puts them in 2nd in baseball, and have a total of 25 double plays.

Castillo has taken the hill for 717 innings and has accounted for 777 K's during his MLB career. Castillo (40-50 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.79 while facing 2,982 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.74 (298 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.219. He has surrendered 611 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 263 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .234 this year. They have been rung up on 311 occasions (17th in the league) and have 291 base hits. Toronto has tallied 39 home runs over the course of the season as well as 139 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .378 and they average 3.68 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have recorded 59 two-baggers, while walking 104 times and scoring 140 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 152 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.67 (136 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 35 home runs and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.203 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.65 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.00 (303 strikeouts vs 101 walks). They have a ranking of 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 300.

Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 23 save chances and they have walked away with 15 saves. They sit at 22nd in the league with a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have sent 140 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 38 occasions with runners on base. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of 61 inherited base runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 27 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 326 assists, 17 errors and have notched a total of 1,001 putouts on the season. In their 3,003 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (14th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Ryu has allowed 943 base hits while totaling 888 K's in 988 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 359 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.02 and he has gone up against 4,055 opposing hitters during his career. Ryu (73-45 career mark) has a 3.27 ERA while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-160) and under 7.5 runs

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