Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+100) New York (-120)

The New York Yankees (2-1) host the Toronto Blue Jays (2-1) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at +100 while the Yankees are priced at -120. The total is 10. The expected starting pitchers will be Yusei Kikuchi and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Toronto has a slugging % of .545 and have struck out 28 times, while taking a walk on 8 occasions. They have accounted for 20 runs batted in and 28 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .283. The Blue Jays have compiled 5 doubles as a squad and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 20 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .351. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 6.7 runs/g, which ranks them 2nd in MLB.

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Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 6 long balls and 23 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 13 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 6.17 as a unit this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.38 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 7.67 on the campaign (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 18 batters.

The Blue Jays relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 7 runners on the season with 57.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 4 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 16 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 3 holds for the year (12th in MLB). They have 2 saves so far this year and have blown 1 of 3 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 81 putouts for the season, in addition to 20 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 1 double play. The Blue Jays have turned 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 243 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in MLB.

Kikuchi has taken the hill for 365 frames and has 326 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Kikuchi (15-24 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.93 while he has faced 1,581 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.97 (202 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.403. He has given up 381 base hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 132 free passes.

The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .412 and they score 4.33 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have notched 3 doubles, while taking a walk 11 times and earning 13 runs. New York has accumulated 5 long balls on the season to go along with 13 runs batted in. They have struck out on 29 occasions (15th in the league) and have recorded 24 base knocks. The New York Yankees have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .235 on the season.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 11 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.10 (10 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 3 homers and they concede 3.41 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.034 with a FIP of 3.61 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.82 (31 strikeouts against 11 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 19.

New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 1 save opportunity and they have walked away with 1 save. They are ranked 6th in the league holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 17 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 5 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% out of their 5 inherited runners. With 3 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

In their 261 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 75.9% (5th in MLB). The New York Yankees have turned 4 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .992 (7th in baseball). The Yankees have recorded 35 assists, 1 error and have accounted for 87 putouts so far this season.

Cortes Jr (7-5 career mark) has earned a 4.66 earned run average while surrendering 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and he has faced 742 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 89 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.366 and having a FIP of 5.1. In his pro baseball career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 172 base knocks while accumulating 183 strikeouts in 172 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+100)

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