Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (47-50) are en route to Rogers Centre on Friday where they will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (44-52). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Kevin Gausman.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have accounted for 413 runs and hold an OBP of .299. The Tigers have tallied 142 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 99 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 397 RBI's in addition to 763 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .234. Detroit has a slugging rate of .387 and have been called out on strikes 835 times, while drawing a walk on 278 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.16 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have given up 96 long balls and 420 total runs (17th in the league). Detroit has conceded 790 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.95 on the year (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 829 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 262 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.72 as a team for the year.

Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 101 times and also have had 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 37 holds on the year (29th in the league). The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 53.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 76 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves this season and have missed out on 18 of 39 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 142 runners on the season with 26.1% of them crossed home plate. The Tigers have sent 290 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Tigers have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,737 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in the majors. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 2,579 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 839 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and have a total of 78 double plays.

Skubal has taken the ball for 494 innings and has racked up 560 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.53 (194 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.086. He has given up 412 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 125 walks. Skubal (33-30 career record) has a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 2,010 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .377 and they are recording 4.06 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have notched 159 doubles, while walking 315 times as well as scoring 390 runs. Toronto has hit 86 long balls so far this season to go along with 370 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 701 occasions (26th in the league) and have earned a total of 748 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .236 on the season.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.315 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.52 as a team this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (781 strikeouts against 291 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 819. They have conceded 132 long balls and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 456 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.45 (417 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 95 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 58 holds and 12 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with base runners. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.1% of 141 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 65.7%, and they have sent 325 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

Out of their 7,596 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 70 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 807 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 2,532 putouts this season.

In his career, Gausman has given up 1,624 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,707 punch outs in 1,640 innings. Gausman (95-99 career mark) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA and has allowed 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 708 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.74 and he has faced 6,903 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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