Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (54-43) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (39-59) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Alexander and Yusei Kikuchi.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are recording 3.2 runs per game, which is 30th in MLB. They are sitting with 316 runs and hold an OBP of .286. The Tigers have earned 133 doubles as a team and have hit 59 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 301 RBI's in addition to 737 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .229. Detroit has a slugging rate of .336 and have been called out on strikes 825 times, while being walked on 237 occasions.

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Tigers pitchers have relinquished 94 long balls and 434 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 294 opposing players and their FIP is 3.99 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.14 this year (21st in MLB), and they have rung up 725 hitters.

The Tigers have sent 349 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 base runners this season with 29.1% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 23 saves on the year and have blown 7 of their 30 chances to save the game. The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 76.7% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. The bullpen have 54 holds so far this season (13th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 67 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,686 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for 2,562 putouts thus far, as well as 829 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them sitting 15th in the majors, and have a total of 74 double plays.

Alexander (7-14 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 978 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 248 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 52 walks. His ERA is 4.11 (105 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.306. Alexander has pitched in 229 innings and has racked up 186 K's during his pro baseball career.

Toronto has tallied 127 home runs on the year to go along with 465 RBIs. They have put up 191 two-baggers, while taking a walk 291 times as well as putting up 478 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays hold a team OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .268 for the year. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .443 and they average 4.93 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 754 occasions (25th in the league) and have earned a total of 895 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 417 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.93 (376 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 115 homers and they concede 4.35 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.24 (826 strikeouts vs 255 walks). They come in at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 814.

With 98 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 51 holds and 17 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 95 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.5% out of their 142 inherited runners. They rank 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 348 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 7,758 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (20th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 820 assists, 45 errors and have earned a total of 2,586 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Kikuchi has conceded 442 base knocks and he has 400 punch outs in 430 innings pitched. Kikuchi (18-29 mark in his career) has earned a 4.99 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 239 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.428 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and he has faced 1,876 batters in his MLB career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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