Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Boston Red Sox (37-35) are en route to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (35-36). The men taking the mound are Tanner Houck and Chris Bassitt.

Boston has a slugging rate of .412 and have been called out on strikes 695 times, while drawing a walk on 233 occasions. They have accounted for 318 RBI's as well as 620 hits this season, and their team batting average is .252. The Red Sox have accrued 130 doubles as a squad and have hit 74 baseballs out of the park. They have 332 runs and have an on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 68 home runs and 294 total runs (11th in MLB). Boston has yielded 560 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 249 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 3.48 so far this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 635 hitters. They have walked 191 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.58 as a unit on the year.

The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save percentage of 59.3% and has entered the game in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 base runners for the season with 29.2% of those players earned a run for their team. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 54 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 216 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 30 holds over the course of the season (23rd in baseball). They have accumulated 16 saves for the year and have missed out on 11 of 27 chances to get a save.

The Boston Red Sox have amassed 1,933 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 631 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of 5,799 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball.

Houck (22-24 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.33 while he has gone up against 1,421 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 287 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 108 walks. His earned run average is 3.38 (129 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.152. Houck has taken the mound for 343 innings and is sitting with 352 punch outs so far in his career.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .365 and they score 3.92 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have put up 117 two-baggers, while taking a walk 245 times and putting up 278 runs. Toronto has tallied 58 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 263 runs batted in. They have struck out on 497 instances (29th in MLB) and have earned a total of 541 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with an OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .232 on the year.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.267 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (563 strikeouts vs 200 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 591. They have given up 91 homers and they allow 4.46 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 309 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.07 (282 earned runs conceded).

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 237 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 51 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.2% out of 99 inherited runners. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 47 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have 608 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,874 putouts so far this season. Out of their 5,622 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in baseball).

Bassitt (68-48 career record) is the owner of a 3.50 ERA while conceding 8.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and he has faced 4,257 batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 394 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.209 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Bassitt has allowed 908 base hits while he has totaled 932 punch outs in 1,015 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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