Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (43-23) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (33-35). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ben Lively and Jose Berrios.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been called out on strikes 490 times, while drawing a walk on 214 occasions. They have amassed 307 runs batted in and 525 hits on the season, and their team batting average is .240. The Guardians have earned 110 doubles as a team and have smacked 73 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 332 runs and have an OBP of .319. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 5.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Guardians pitchers have given up 68 home runs and 242 total runs (3rd in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 501 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 225 earned runs. The Guardians have an ERA of 3.43 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 595 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 190 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.74 as a unit this year.

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 64 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 56 holds on the year (2nd in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save rate of 70.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 91 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves for the season and have blown 10 of 34 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 base runners on the campaign and 22.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 242 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Guardians have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,310 innings, ranking them 9th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,770 putouts on the year, as well as 572 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which is 19th in professional baseball, and they have turned 57 double plays.

Lively has taken the mound for 264 frames and has accounted for 207 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.53 (133 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.348. He has conceded 277 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 79 walks. Lively (14-19 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.46 while he has faced 1,126 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Toronto has recorded 56 HRs so far this year to go along with 251 RBIs. They have 114 doubles, while walking 231 times and scoring 265 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .308 as well as a batting average of .232 over the course of the season. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .366 and they are recording 3.90 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have been rung up on 475 occasions (29th in the league) and have totaled 520 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 300 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.11 (273 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 88 long balls and they surrender 4.52 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.273 with a FIP of 4.35 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (549 strikeouts vs 199 walks). They rank 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 561.

Toronto has called on relievers to take the mound in 25 save chances and they have converted 17 saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 225 relievers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 51 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of their 94 inherited base runners. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 43 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

In 5,379 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (10th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 51 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 584 assists, 35 errors and have accumulated 1,793 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 1,219 base hits while he has accumulated 1,254 punch outs in 1,299 innings pitched. He has conceded 587 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 5,462 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Berrios (88-71 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.07 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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