Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Boston Red Sox (79-78) are traveling to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (73-84). The pitchers who are expected to start are Richard Fitts and Kevin Gausman.

The Red Sox have tallied 302 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 193 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .427 and have been rung up 1,528 times, while taking a walk on 481 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in MLB. They have recorded 712 RBI's as well as 1,368 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. They have a total of 738 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .320.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.04 on the campaign (16th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,319 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 187 home runs and 726 runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 443 hitters and their FIP is 4.12 as a squad over the course of the season. Boston has relinquished 1,324 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 632 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.98 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 158 times in addition to having 186 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 83 holds on the campaign (13th in the league). The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 55.1% and stepped onto the hill in 156 save situations. They have compiled 38 saves this season and have not converted 31 of 69 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 219 runners this season and 34.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Red Sox have sent 513 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 4,223 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,395 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which has them sitting 29th in the majors, and have earned 112 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs in their 12,669 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Fitts has taken the ball for 15 innings and has earned 7 strikeouts thus far in his career. Fitts (0-0 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 0.00 while facing 63 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 0.00 (0 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.184. He has given up 13 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 5 free passes.

Toronto has tallied 153 home runs this season as well as 622 RBIs. They have recorded 272 doubles, while taking a walk 488 times as well as scoring 653 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a batting average of .242 on the campaign. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they tally 4.16 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,200 occasions (25th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,270 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 710 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.23 (649 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 204 long balls and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.265 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (1,276 strikeouts against 486 walks). They come in at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,261.

With 143 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 82 holds and 22 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 123 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% of 235 inherited runners. They sit at 17th in MLB with a save rate of 62.1%, and they have sent 529 relievers onto the field so far this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 120 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 1,307 assists, 89 errors and have accounted for 4,144 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 12,432 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gausman has given up 1,676 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,762 punch outs in 1,711 innings. He has allowed a total of 732 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.261 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has faced 7,186 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Gausman (101-102 career mark) has earned a 3.85 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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