Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays 3/27/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Philadelphia Phillies will go against the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB action in TD Ballpark, FL, on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 1:07 PM ET.
How else to explain how, after winning the NL championship last year and adding Gregory Soto, Trea Turner, Taijuan Walker, Craig Kimbrel, Matt Strahm, and Josh Harrison in the winter, most estimates have the Phillies placing a distant third in the NL East this season?
Under Thomson, the Phillies had the 4th-best performance in the National League from June 1 through the completion of the regular season, going 65-46 (.586).
Philadelphia trailed the 101-win Mets by 1 1/2 games during that time.
Soto will be the team’s saves leader. Soto will be used in the ninth inning the most often because of his wealth of experience there, while Seranthony Dominguez will be utilized in whichever inning looks to be the most important.
We may not like this arrangement. While the Phillies can help Soto improve, we could see more than a few high-stress ninth innings as Soto struggles to locate the strike zone.
Soto was not always the most reliable strike thrower in his career. In 2022, Connor Brogdon had an odd season.
He had a poor start, pitched well in the middle of the season, struggled late in the season, and then performed effectively in the postseason.
- The Philadelphia Phillies are 4-1 in their last 5 meetings against the spread.
- The Philadelphia Phillies are 40-41 in their road meetings against the spread.
- The totals went OVER in 3 of the Phillies’ last 5 meetings.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 3/27/2023
Varsho hit 27 home runs with the Diamondbacks the previous season, so we’re not hoping for a huge improvement. Nonetheless, the leftist will have many people working for him in 2023.
Varsho’s former hangout, Chase Field, was far less power-friendly than Rogers Centre (9th in HR factor) (25th).
With winter upgrades, Toronto‘s outfield fences are now even shorter and closer, particularly in the slugger’s lefty power alley.
Varsho would have contributed at least seven extra hits if he played all of his games at the Rogers Centre in the previous season, based just on the non-homer spray chart (below).
Strikeouts were not one of Kikuchi’s problems in 2022 despite all of them. The lefty led the Jays in K/9 with 123 strikeouts in 100.2 innings of work.
He had a worse strikeout rate (27.3%) than Shane Bieber, Zack Wheeler, Yu Darvish, and Luis Castillo.
A stint in the bullpen towards the conclusion of the season contributed to the high strikeout percentage, but the Jays would undoubtedly exchange Ks for reliable innings from their fifth starter.
- The Toronto Blue Jays are 5-0 in their last 5 meetings against the spread.
- The Toronto Blue Jays are 42-39 in their road meetings against the spread.
- The totals went OVER in 3 of the Blue Jays’ last 5 meetings.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB pick for this game is the Toronto Blue Jays. This forecast also applies to the Yankees and the Blue Jays.
Even while New York is a pretty excellent club and is coming off an unusually healthy season, they are also one of the oldest teams in baseball.
The Bombers already experienced preseason illnesses from Carlos Rodon, Luis Severino, Harrison Bader, and Frankie Montas; these setbacks may be all the Jays need to narrow the divisional deficit.
The Toronto Blue Jays will win to a predicted score of 7-5.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays 3/27/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 1:07 PM (EDT)
Location: TD Ballpark, FL
Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
TV: Sportsnet
MLB Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -167
MLB Totals: 9.5