Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-225) Detroit (+185)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (23-33) will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (33-23) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -225 and Detroit is coming in at +185. The betting total is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Kevin Gausman and Beau Brieske.

The Blue Jays have compiled 102 doubles as a team and have hit 69 baseballs out of the park. Toronto has a slugging rate of .418 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while drawing a walk on 180 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in MLB. They have recorded 238 runs batted in in addition to 466 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .249. They have a total of 246 runs scored and hold an OBP of .321.

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The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 3.71 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 466 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 143 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.72 as a squad for the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 56 home runs and 225 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Blue Jays have sent 212 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 base runners on the year and 30.4% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 21 saves for the season and have blown 10 of 31 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 67.7% and has come into the game in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 41 holds this year (4th in the league). Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 59 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,458 innings, which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 1,486 putouts this year, as well as 474 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays.

Gausman (69-76 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 5,232 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,232 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 353 free passes. His earned run average is 3.96 (546 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.276. Gausman has taken the hill for 1,242 innings and has totaled 1,234 K's in his pro baseball career.

Detroit has hit 30 home runs so far this season as well as 153 runs batted in. They have recorded 76 doubles, while walking 132 times and putting up 158 runs. The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .279 as well as a team batting average of .221 for the season. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .321 and they have an average of 2.82 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have struck out on 482 occasions (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 400 base hits.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.170 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.65 (435 strikeouts against 164 walks). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 408. They have allowed 55 long balls and they allow 4.01 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 218 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.61 (196 earned runs relinquished).

Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 78.9%, and they have sent 196 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 19.4% out of 62 inherited runners. With 49 save situations, the Tigers have earned 28 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

In 4,401 innings on the field, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (2nd in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have turned 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 477 assists, 31 errors and have 1,467 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Brieske has allowed 39 base hits while totaling 29 punch outs in 42 frames. Brieske (0-5 career mark) holds a 4.93 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 23 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.286 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and he has gone up against 178 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-225)

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