Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+105) Toronto (-125)

The Tampa Bay Rays (12-0) are traveling to Rogers Centre on Friday where they will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (8-4). The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +105 while Toronto opens at -125. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Drew Rasmussen and Jose Berrios.

Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .578 and have been called out on strikes 85 times, while taking a walk on 45 occasions. They have 90 runs batted in as well as 114 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .286. The Rays have accounted for 26 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 30 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 92 runs while holding a team OBP of .367. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 7.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in the league.

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Rays pitchers have conceded 5 long balls and also 27 runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 28 opposing players and their FIP sits at 2.83 as a team this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.93 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 0.95. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.17 on the campaign (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 110 batters.

The Rays have sent 37 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 8 runners this year and 37.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 2 saves for the year and have missed out on 0 of their 2 chances to get a save. The Rays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 7 save situations. The relievers have racked up 5 holds this year (20th in MLB). Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 4 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have turned 73.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 972 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have 324 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 100 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 11 double plays.

Rasmussen has taken the hill for 250 innings and is sitting with 234 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 2.88 (80 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.051. He has surrendered 198 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 65 free passes. Rasmussen (18-8 career mark) has a FIP of 3.19 while he has gone up against 1,004 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an OBP of .349 and a batting average of .289 for the year. They have struck out on 98 instances (23rd in MLB) and have a total of 125 base knocks. Toronto has knocked in 15 long balls for the year as well as 63 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .441 and they have an average of 5.58 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 19 doubles, while taking a walk 37 times as well as putting up 67 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.349 and have a FIP of 5.17 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 102. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 64 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.84 (57 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.54 (104 strikeouts against 41 bases on balls). They have given up 20 long balls and they concede 5.43 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

With 18 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 15 times in high leverage situations and on 15 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 21 inherited runners. They sit at 13th in MLB with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 46 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 954 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 13 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Blue Jays have 94 assists, 7 errors and have earned 318 putouts during this campaign.

Berrios (72-56 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.30 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and he has gone up against 4,387 opposing batters so far in his career. He has conceded 494 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.260 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Berrios has allowed 988 base hits while he has earned 1,018 strikeouts in 1,033 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-125)

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