Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (44-52) will take on the Detroit Tigers (47-50) on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jack Flaherty and Chris Bassitt.

The Tigers have tallied 142 doubles as a squad and have hit 99 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .387 and have been called out on strikes 835 times, while taking a walk on 278 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 18th in the league. They have recorded 397 runs batted in and 763 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .234. They are sitting with 413 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .299.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.95 over the course of the season (14th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 829 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 96 long balls and also 420 total runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 262 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.72 as a unit for the year. Detroit has allowed 790 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Tigers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 53.8% and has come into the game in 76 save situations. The relievers have inherited 142 base runners this year with 26.1% of those runners crossed the plate. Tigers pitchers have entered the game with players on base 101 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 290 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have 37 holds for the year (29th in the league). They have recorded 21 saves on the season and have blown 18 out of their 39 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 2,579 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 839 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball, and have a total of 78 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 7,737 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in the majors.

Flaherty (48-39 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.62 while he has gone up against 3,161 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 631 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 270 free passes. His earned run average is 3.67 (311 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.182. Flaherty has thrown 762 innings and has racked up 867 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .377 and they are earning 4.06 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have 159 doubles, while taking a walk 315 times and scoring 390 runs. Toronto has knocked in 86 home runs this season to go along with 370 RBIs. They have struck out on 701 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned 748 base knocks. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an OBP of .311 and a batting average of .236 on the campaign.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 456 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (417 earned runs given up). They have yielded 132 long balls and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.315 in addition to having a FIP of 4.52 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (781 strikeouts against 291 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 819.

Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 65.7%, and they have sent 325 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 94 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of 141 inherited base runners. With 95 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 58 holds and also 12 blown saves.

In their 7,596 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 807 assists, 56 errors and have accounted for 2,532 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Bassitt has surrendered 939 hits while he has totaled 957 K's in 1,044 innings. He has surrendered 405 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 4,385 opposing batters so far in his career. Bassitt (70-49 career win-loss record) has a 3.49 ERA while surrendering 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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