Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: NESN

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (33-35) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (35-34) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Nick Pivetta and Yusei Kikuchi.

Boston has a slugging % of .413 and have been rung up 665 times, while drawing a walk on 215 occasions. They have 302 runs batted in as well as 589 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .250. The Red Sox have tallied 123 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 74 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 314 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are recording 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 63 long balls in addition to 279 runs (9th in baseball). Boston has allowed 538 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 235 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 3.43 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 600 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 179 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.55 as a team on the campaign.

The Red Sox have sent 206 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 64 runners this year with 31.3% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 15 saves for the season and have blown 11 of their 26 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.7% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. The relievers have tallied 27 holds for the year (29th in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 50 times and also have had 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 1,852 putouts so far this season, as well as 606 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which has them sitting 30th in MLB, and they have turned 48 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,556 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in the majors.

Pivetta has thrown 929 innings and has accounted for 1,022 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Pivetta (53-63 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.74 and he has gone up against 3,977 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.81 (497 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.335. He has allowed 887 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 354 walks.

The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .232 so far this season. They have been rung up on 475 occasions (29th in MLB) and have accounted for 520 base hits. Toronto has hit 56 home runs for the season as well as 251 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .366 and they tally 3.90 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have 114 two-baggers, while walking 231 times as well as scoring 265 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a team over the course of the season. They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 561. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 300 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.11 (273 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (549 strikeouts against 199 bases on balls). They have allowed 88 homers and they allow 4.52 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball).

Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of 94 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Blue Jays have 43 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 225 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 584 assists, 35 errors and have notched a total of 1,793 putouts on the season. In 5,379 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (10th in baseball).

In his career, Kikuchi has conceded 715 base knocks while he has tallied 707 K's in 710 innings. Kikuchi (36-42 mark in his career) holds a 4.56 ERA while conceding 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 360 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.368 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.75 and he has faced 3,057 batters during his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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