Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/24/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021

Location: Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+155) Toronto (-200)

Sahlen Field is the venue where Dean Kremer and the Toronto Blue Jays (36-35, 4th in AL East) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (23-50, 5th in AL East) on Thursday. The Orioles open this contest at +155 while the Blue Jays are priced at -200. The over/under opens at 10. The men taking the mound will be Dean Kremer and Dean Kremer.

Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 643 times, while taking a walk on 196 occasions. They have accounted for 284 RBI's as well as 570 hits this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .236. The Orioles have tallied 119 two-baggers as a team and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 294 runs and have an OBP of .299. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 4.0 runs per outing, which is 20th in the league.

The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 5.25 on the year (29th in the league), and they have struck out 635 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41. Orioles pitchers have conceded 110 long balls and 386 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 241 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.69 as a team for the year.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 92 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 33 holds so far this season (15th in the league). The Orioles relievers have recorded a save percentage of 47.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 57 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves so far this year and have blown 12 of 23 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 142 runners on the year with 41.5% of those players earned a run for their team. The Orioles have sent 247 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Orioles have converted 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,652 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 1,884 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 591 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 8th in MLB, and have a total of 512 double plays.

Kremer has thrown 68 innings and has 67 K's so far in his career. Kremer (1-7 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.10 and he has gone up against 300 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.82 (44 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.471. He has given up 69 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 31 free passes.

Toronto is sitting with 107 HRs so far this year and 334 runs batted in. They have tallied 113 two-baggers, while taking a walk 214 times as well as earning 353 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .261 on the year. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .445 and they tally 4.97 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have struck out on 592 instances (24th in MLB) and are sitting with 631 base hits.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.271 and have a FIP of 4.46 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 14th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 556. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 309 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.08 (279 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.87 (648 strikeouts vs 226 bases on balls). They have surrendered 101 dingers and they allow 4.52 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 242 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 115 inherited runners. With 57 save situations, the Blue Jays have 32 holds and 9 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have twisted 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 653 assists, 44 errors and have earned 1,847 putouts on the campaign. In their 5,541 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Kremer has conceded 69 base hits while he has accumulated 67 K's in 68 frames. He has given up a total of 44 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.471 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and he has gone up against 300 hitters during his MLB career. Kremer (1-7 career mark) is the owner of a 5.82 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (+155)

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