Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays 8/16/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays
MLB: 7:07 PM EST
Aug. 16, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : TOR -162 ; O/U 8
The Philadelphia Phillies stay on the road up north Wednesday night for game 4 on the year against the Toronto Blue Jays. Philadelphia is 9 games above .500 chasing a Wild Card berth. The Phillies have relied heavily on their offense this season scoring 550 runs on 1044 hits in 119 games played. Bryson Stott leads the way for the Philadelphia offense with a .297 batting average and has compiled a .342 OBP. Kyle Schwarber has the most power in the Philadelphia lineup leading the team with thirty home runs and Alec Bohm both a team high 74 RBIs.
Aaron Nola will get the ball Wednesday night for the 25th time this season. On the year Nola is one game above .500 with a 4.49 ERA after giving up 82 runs and 148.1 innings of work. On the road Nola has been abysmal with a 5.15 ERA after giving up 53 runs and 85.2 innings.
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The Toronto Blue Jays stay at home Wednesday night 12 games above .500 following a seven run win against the Chicago Cubs. Kevin Gausman will take them out on Wednesday night for the 24th time this year. On the year Gausman is 9-6 with a 3.04 ERA after giving up 52 runs and 139 innings. At home Gausman has been phenomenal with a 2.71 ERA in 69.2 innings of action.
The Toronto offense was on full display in their last game compiling 14 hits and 39 bats including eight with runners in scoring position to score eleven runs in the game. Daulton Varsho carried the load for Toronto with two hits and five at bats including a two run home run to drive in five total runs. Vlad Guerrero chipped in two hits to drive in two runs, while four other Blue Jays drove in one run each.
Free Betting Pick: Toronto Blue Jays -162
The Toronto Blue Jays are the better team in this match playing the better baseball and will continue to roll on Wednesday. Look for Toronto to overpower a National League East opponent resulting in the win. Toronto finishes their set this season with Philadelphia Wednesday as they pick up the home win. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 7-3.