Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+112) Toronto (-132)

The Cleveland Guardians (43-23) are en route to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (33-35). The odds on this game have Cleveland at +112 and Toronto is coming in at -132. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Carrasco and Yariel Rodriguez.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have 332 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. The Guardians have accrued 110 two-baggers as a team and have hit 73 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 307 runs batted in as well as 525 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .240. Cleveland has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 490 times, while drawing a walk on 214 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.17. Guardians pitchers have allowed 68 home runs and also 242 total runs (3rd in baseball). Cleveland has conceded 501 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 225 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.43 so far this year (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 595 batters. They have walked 190 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.74 as a squad this season.

The Guardians have sent 242 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 79 runners over the course of the season with 22.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 24 saves for the season and have blown 10 of their 34 chances to save the game. The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 91 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 56 holds for the year (2nd in the league). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 64 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,310 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,770 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 572 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 57 double plays.

Carrasco has pitched in 1,592 frames and has tallied 1,615 punch outs during his MLB career. Carrasco (109-98 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 6,650 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.09 (724 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.254. He has surrendered 1,559 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 437 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .232 so far this year. They have struck out on 475 occasions (29th in MLB) and have notched a total of 520 base knocks. Toronto has knocked in 56 long balls this season and 251 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .366 and they are earning 3.90 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have recorded 114 doubles, while walking 231 times as well as notching 265 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 300 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.11 (273 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 88 home runs and they surrender 4.52 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (549 strikeouts against 199 bases on balls). They rank 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 561.

Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.5% of 94 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 51 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 43 holds and also 8 blown saves. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 225 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have recorded 17 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 51 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have 584 assists, 35 errors and have earned 1,793 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 5,379 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (10th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has allowed 19 base knocks while he has tallied 16 punch outs in 15 innings pitched. He has conceded 7 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.788 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.00 and he has faced 72 batters in his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (0-1 record in his career) has a 4.17 ERA while allowing 11.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+112)

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