New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (14-8) are hosting the New York Yankees (15-6) at Rogers Centre on Monday. The starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery and Ross Stripling.

New York has a slugging percentage of .424 and have struck out 179 times, while drawing a walk on 73 occasions. They have tallied 93 RBI's in addition to 173 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .250. The Yankees have hit 32 doubles as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 100 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326. As a unit, the New York Yankees are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in the league.

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Yankees pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and 61 runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 68 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.16 as a team for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.16. The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 2.71 on the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 199 hitters.

The Yankees have dispatched 81 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 46 base runners so far this year and 21.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 8 saves on the season and have blown 3 of 11 save opportunities. The Yankees relievers have recorded a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 21 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 29 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 569 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 200 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is at .994 which is 1st in the majors, and have a total of 12 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,707 innings, which ranks them 10th in pro baseball.

Montgomery has taken the hill for 408 innings and has totaled 396 punch outs during his career. Montgomery (19-18 career record) holds a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 1,720 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.95 (179 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.255. He has allowed 384 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 128 walks.

The Toronto Blue Jays hold a team OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .248 for the year. They have been rung up on 188 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned 183 base hits. Toronto has recorded 30 long balls for the year as well as 88 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .416 and they tally 4.05 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have hit 34 doubles, while walking 56 times and racking up 89 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.224 with a FIP of 3.50 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.08 (185 strikeouts against 60 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 180. They have conceded 20 long balls and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 89 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.76 (82 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 35 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 18 holds and also 5 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers take the mound in 16 save opportunities and they have recorded 11 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of 32 inherited runners. They sit at 19th in baseball with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 88 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In 1,767 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (21st in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 185 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 589 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Stripling has allowed 540 hits while he has totaled 523 punch outs in 552 innings pitched. Stripling (28-34 record in his career) has earned a 3.96 earned run average and has allowed 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 243 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.236 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has gone up against 2,309 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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