Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: MASN

The Toronto Blue Jays (28-32) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (39-20) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Bradish and Yusei Kikuchi.

Baltimore is slugging .446 and have been called out on strikes 473 times, while drawing a walk on 159 occasions. They have accounted for 295 RBI's and 505 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .249. The Orioles have compiled 102 doubles as a squad and have knocked 91 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 304 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.25 for the year (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 508 hitters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 52 home runs in addition to 216 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 177 batters and their FIP sits at 3.58 as a squad on the year. Baltimore has given up 434 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 193 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.14.

The Orioles have dispatched 205 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 95 base runners so far this season with 25.3% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 19 saves this season and have blown 12 of their 31 save chances. The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 61.3% and stepped onto the hill in 79 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 48 holds this season (2nd in the league). Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 72 times and also have had 69 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 1,602 putouts this season, in addition to 528 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 4th in baseball, and they have turned 37 double plays. The Orioles have converted 72.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,806 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

Bradish (17-14 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.61 and he has gone up against 1,305 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 274 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 104 walks. His earned run average is 3.63 (127 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.201. Bradish has taken the ball for 314 innings and has earned 319 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .233 so far this year. They have struck out on 429 occasions (29th in baseball) and are sitting with 462 hits. Toronto has 52 long balls so far this season as well as 221 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they average 3.90 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have recorded 98 two-baggers, while walking 207 times as well as earning 234 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.301 with a FIP of 4.40 as a squad this year. They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 510. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 279 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.32 (253 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (480 strikeouts against 176 walks). They have conceded 79 long balls and they concede 4.76 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Sitting with 59 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 39 holds and also 6 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 63 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.1% out of their 88 inherited base runners. They are ranked 10th in the league with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 202 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 515 assists, 34 errors and are sitting with 1,583 putouts on the campaign. In their 4,749 innings played, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Kikuchi has surrendered 708 base hits while earning 696 K's in 700 innings. He has allowed 359 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 3,013 hitters so far in his career. Kikuchi (34-42 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.61 ERA and has given up 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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