Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, July 29, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Detroit Tigers (40-59) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (54-44). The men taking the mound are Tyler Alexander and Alek Manoah.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in the league. They have notched a total of 320 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .286. The Tigers have hit 135 doubles as a unit and have smacked 59 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 305 RBI's in addition to 746 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .229. Detroit is slugging .335 and have been rung up 838 times, while drawing a walk on 239 occasions.

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The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.10 so far this year (20th in the league), and they have rung up 732 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27. Tigers pitchers have given up 94 home runs and 437 total runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 298 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.99 as a squad for the season.

The Tigers have sent 352 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 119 base runners so far this season with 28.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 7 out of their 30 save opportunities. The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 76.7% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. The relievers have recorded 54 holds so far this year (13th in baseball). Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 68 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 7,767 innings, ranking them 10th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 2,589 putouts thus far, in addition to 836 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have a total of 75 double plays.

Alexander has taken the ball for 229 innings and is sitting with 186 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.11 (105 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.306. He has surrendered 248 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 52 walks. Alexander (7-14 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 978 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .267 so far this year. They have struck out on 765 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned 900 base knocks. Toronto has hit 127 home runs this season to go along with 466 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .441 and they average 4.89 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have 192 doubles, while taking a walk 291 times as well as earning 479 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 423 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (382 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 117 dingers and they yield 4.37 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.25 (836 strikeouts against 257 free passes). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 827.

With 98 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 51 holds and also 17 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 96 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.5% of 144 inherited runners. They are ranked 18th in baseball holding a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 352 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 80 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 828 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 2,613 putouts so far this season. In 7,839 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (20th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Manoah has surrendered 169 base knocks while he has tallied 237 strikeouts in 232 frames. He has surrendered a total of 70 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.007 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and he has faced 938 opposing batters in his career. Manoah (20-6 career win-loss mark) holds a 2.71 earned run average while conceding 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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