Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Detroit Tigers (47-50) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (44-52). The expected starting pitchers will be Keider Montero and Kevin Gausman.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which ranks them 18th in the league. They have accumulated 413 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Tigers have earned 142 doubles as a team and have hit 99 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 397 runs batted in and 763 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .234. Detroit is slugging .387 and have struck out 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 earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have yielded 96 long balls in addition to 420 total runs (17th in baseball). Detroit has surrendered 790 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.95 this year (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 829 hitters. They have walked 262 hitters and their FIP is 3.72 as a squad on the campaign.

The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 53.8% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 142 runners for the year with 26.1% of them crossed the plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 101 times and also have had 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 290 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have accumulated 37 holds this year (29th in MLB). They have accumulated 21 saves on the campaign and have not converted 18 of their 39 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 2,579 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 839 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,737 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in baseball.

Montero has thrown 26 innings and has 23 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.52 (16 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.379. He has given up 26 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 10 walks. Montero (1-2 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.43 while he has gone up against 112 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have an OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .236 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 701 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned a total of 748 hits. Toronto has knocked in 86 home runs on the campaign to go along with 370 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .377 and they score 4.06 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have tallied 159 doubles, while taking a walk 315 times and scoring 390 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.315 and have a FIP of 4.53 as a unit for the year. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 819. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 456 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (417 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (781 strikeouts vs 291 walks). They have given up 132 home runs and they yield 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

With 95 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 58 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to take the mound in 35 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 74 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of 141 inherited runners. They are ranked 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.7%, and they have sent 325 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 807 assists, 56 errors and have 2,532 putouts this year. In their 7,596 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gausman has conceded 1,624 base knocks while tallying 1,707 K's in 1,640 innings pitched. Gausman (95-99 career record) has earned a 3.88 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 708 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.74 and he has gone up against 6,903 hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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