Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-105) New York (-115)

The New York Yankees (20-8) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (17-13) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -105 and New York is at -115. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jose Berrios and Jameson Taillon.

The Blue Jays have compiled 51 doubles as a unit and have smacked 34 balls out of the park. Toronto has a slugging % of .392 and have been rung up 250 times, while being walked on 80 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in baseball. They have earned 114 runs batted in as well as 234 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .237. They have 115 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .300.

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Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 27 home runs and 125 runs in total (23rd in baseball). They have walked 79 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a squad on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.84 over the course of the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 242 hitters.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 112 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 42 runners this season and 33.3% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 13 saves for the year and have not converted 6 of their 19 save opportunities. The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 68.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 42 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 22 holds this season (8th in MLB). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 27 times and also have had 46 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,388 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 21st in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 796 putouts thus far, as well as 266 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 8th in MLB, and have 18 double plays.

Berrios (62-48 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 3,723 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 811 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 276 walks. His ERA is 4.08 (399 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.235. Berrios has taken the ball for 880 innings and has 877 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

New York has hit 37 home runs on the season as well as 117 runs batted in. They have 40 doubles, while getting a free base 98 times and scoring 124 runs. The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .318 in addition to a batting average of .239 on the season. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .406 and they earn 4.43 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have struck out on 235 occasions (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 219 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have given up 75 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 2.51 (70 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 19 homers and they relinquish 2.69 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.115 with a FIP of 3.09 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.22 (264 strikeouts vs 82 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 198.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.4% out of 54 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 42 times in high leverage situations in addition to 35 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 23 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 100 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 15 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .993 (1st in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 268 assists, 7 errors and have accounted for 755 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 2,265 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (8th in baseball).

So far in his career, Taillon has allowed 621 base knocks while he has tallied 580 punch outs in 635 innings pitched. Taillon (39-31 career record) is the owner of a 3.78 earned run average while surrendering 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 267 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.233 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.56 and he has faced 2,656 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-105)

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