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

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Baltimore Orioles (67-47) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Thursday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (52-61). The men taking the mound are Dean Kremer and Kevin Gausman.

The Orioles have recorded 198 doubles as a unit and have knocked 175 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .452 and have struck out 938 times, while being walked on 337 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 561 RBI's as well as 1,003 hits on the season, while their batting average is .255. They are sitting with 578 runs and hold an OBP of .319.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Orioles pitchers have allowed 119 long balls and 492 total runs (15th in the league). Baltimore has relinquished 910 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 442 earned runs. The Orioles have compiled a team earned run average of 3.90 on the year (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 971 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 344 opposing players and their FIP is 3.91 as a squad so far this year.

Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 125 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 85 holds this season (2nd in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 137 save situations. They have 34 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 17 out of their 51 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 175 base runners so far this season with 31.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have sent 381 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Orioles have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,174 innings, ranking them 7th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 3,058 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 946 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 63 double plays.

Kremer (26-28 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.30 while facing 1,920 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 441 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 157 walks. His earned run average is 4.37 (218 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.331. Kremer has taken the ball for 449 innings and has 388 strikeouts in his career.

The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .382 and they earn 4.14 runs per outing (24th in the league). They have hit 195 doubles, while taking a walk 362 times as well as scoring 468 runs. Toronto has accounted for 103 home runs this year as well as 445 RBIs. They have been rung up on 846 occasions (26th in the league) and have notched a total of 899 base knocks. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .240 this season.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 553 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.61 (509 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 155 home runs and they concede 5.01 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.341 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.59 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (916 strikeouts vs 364 walks). They have a ranking of 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 968.

Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% of 180 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 89 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 64 holds and 14 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have sent 385 relievers to the hill so far this season. Toronto has had relievers step onto the mound in 41 save chances and they have come away with 27 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have 930 assists, 64 errors and have accumulated 2,980 putouts this year. In 8,940 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in the majors).

During his career, Gausman has allowed 1,641 base knocks while he has totaled 1,722 strikeouts in 1,660 innings pitched. Gausman (97-99 record in his career) has earned a 3.90 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 719 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has faced 6,987 hitters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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