Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Baltimore Orioles (67-46) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (51-61). The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez and Chris Bassitt.

The Orioles have earned 198 doubles as a team and have smacked 174 balls out of the stadium. Baltimore is slugging .454 and have been called out on strikes 926 times, while taking a walk on 334 occasions. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have recorded 559 RBI's in addition to 1,000 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .256. They have tallied 576 runs and have an on-base percentage of .320.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 3.89 over the course of the season (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 961 batters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 118 home runs and also 487 runs (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 341 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.91 as a squad for the year. Baltimore has given up 901 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 437 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Orioles relief pitchers have a save rate of 68.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 135 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 runners on the campaign and 31.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 124 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 377 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have earned 84 holds on the year (2nd in MLB). They have compiled 34 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 16 of 50 chances to save the game.

The Orioles have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of 9,102 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles have earned 3,034 putouts on the year, in addition to 937 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Rodriguez (20-8 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 while he has gone up against 1,006 hitters in the majors. He has given up 230 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 78 free passes. His earned run average is 4.12 (109 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.293. Rodriguez has taken the ball for 238 innings and has 259 punch outs in his career.

Toronto has knocked in 102 home runs so far this year as well as 440 RBIs. They have 193 two-baggers, while taking a walk 359 times and putting up 463 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .240 for the year. The Blue Jays have a team slugging % of .382 and they score 4.13 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 836 occasions (26th in MLB) and have earned a total of 890 base knocks.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.347 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.61 as a unit over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 965. The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 551 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.64 (507 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (904 strikeouts against 361 bases on balls). They have conceded 154 home runs and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

Toronto has called on relievers to take the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 383 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.9% out of 177 inherited base runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Blue Jays have 63 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 80 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (24th in the majors). The Blue Jays have 923 assists, 64 errors and have earned 2,953 putouts this season. In 8,859 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (21st in pro baseball).

Bassitt (70-52 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.55 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 4,456 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 418 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. In his pro baseball career, Bassitt has surrendered 960 hits while he has totaled 972 punch outs in 1,059 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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