Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (38-48) will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (48-40) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Chris Bassitt and Tarik Skubal.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 17th in the league. They have accounted for 394 runs scored and have an OBP of .327. The Blue Jays have tallied 162 doubles as a unit and have smacked 99 balls out of the park. They have accrued 373 runs batted in and 791 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .261. Toronto has a slugging % of .418 and have been called out on strikes 706 times, while drawing a walk on 275 occasions.

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The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 3.90 so far this year (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 835 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 116 home runs and also 369 runs (10th in the league). They have walked 261 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a team so far this season. Toronto has conceded 719 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 339 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 94 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 51 holds for the season (8th in the league). The Blue Jays relievers have a save percentage of 78.9% and stepped onto the hill in 89 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves this year and have blown 8 of their 38 save chances. The relievers have inherited 134 runners over the course of the season with 21.6% of them crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 292 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 2,348 putouts so far this season, in addition to 688 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 19th in MLB, and have a total of 68 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,044 innings, which has them ranked 16th in MLB.

Bassitt (54-39 career mark) has a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 3,534 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 744 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 264 walks. His earned run average is 3.53 (331 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.196. Bassitt has taken the mound for 843 frames and has earned 769 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Detroit has compiled 81 home runs so far this year and 328 RBIs. They have put up 131 doubles, while taking a walk 283 times as well as earning 339 runs. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with a team OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .231 so far this year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .369 and they have an average of 3.94 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have struck out on 766 instances (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 672 base hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.255 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff for the year. They rank 14th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 723. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 416 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.46 (380 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (726 strikeouts against 240 walks). They have allowed 107 dingers and they give up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

Sitting with 80 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 47 holds and 14 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.6% out of their 136 inherited runners. They rank 24th in MLB with a save rate of 54.8%, and they have dispatched 279 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 65 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in MLB). The Tigers have recorded 752 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 2,303 putouts so far this season. In 6,909 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Skubal has surrendered 273 base hits while he has tallied 324 punch outs in 303 innings pitched. Skubal (16-24 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.10 earned run average and has conceded 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 138 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has gone up against 1,258 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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