San Francisco Giants vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The San Francisco Giants (45-34) are headed to Rogers Centre on Thursday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (43-37). The expected starting pitchers will be Ross Stripling and Chris Bassitt.

San Francisco is slugging .416 and have been rung up 760 times, while taking a walk on 275 occasions. They have tallied 382 RBI's in addition to 683 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .253. The Giants have tallied 139 doubles as a team and have hit 96 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 389 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which is 8th in MLB.

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The Giants hold a team earned run average of 3.88 on the season (10th in the league), and they have struck out 701 batters. Giants pitchers have allowed 81 home runs and also 341 runs (13th in baseball). They have walked 222 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a squad on the year. San Francisco has relinquished 673 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 305 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.16 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

The Giants have sent 246 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 108 base runners for the year with 26.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 31 saves this year and have not converted 9 of their 40 chances to get a save. The Giants relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 77.5% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 37 holds so far this year (25th in the league). Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 74 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,360 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 2,120 putouts for the season, in addition to 791 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 30th in the majors, and they have turned 76 double plays.

Stripling has pitched in 704 innings and has earned 648 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.94 (308 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.212. He has given up 685 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 169 walks. Stripling (38-40 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.06 while facing 2,929 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .263 this year. They have been rung up on 636 occasions (25th in MLB) and have a total of 727 hits. Toronto has accounted for 89 home runs over the course of the season as well as 341 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .420 and they score 4.51 runs per game (15th in the league). They have notched 150 two-baggers, while walking 257 times as well as putting up 361 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.271 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a unit so far this season. They have a ranking of 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 654. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 341 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.96 (312 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (747 strikeouts against 246 walks). They have conceded 107 homers and they surrender 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

Sitting with 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 45 holds and also 7 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 33 save opportunities and they have converted 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 21.4% out of 126 inherited runners. They rank 1st in the league with a save rate of 78.8%, and they have sent 265 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 6,378 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Blue Jays have 630 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 2,126 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Bassitt has allowed 735 base knocks while totaling 752 punch outs in 831 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 328 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.197 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 3,485 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bassitt (53-39 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.55 ERA and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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