Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Space City Home Network

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (38-45) will compete against the Houston Astros (42-41) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Spencer Arrighetti and Jose Berrios.

Houston has a slugging % of .423 and have struck out 566 times, while taking a walk on 232 occasions. They have tallied 371 RBI's as well as 757 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .265. The Astros have earned 141 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 97 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 388 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 11th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Astros pitchers have conceded 95 home runs and also 355 total runs (12th in the league). Houston has given up 657 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 334 earned runs. The Astros hold a team ERA of 4.08 this year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 710 batters. They have walked 306 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a unit over the course of the season.

Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 46 times in addition to having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 44 holds so far this year (15th in baseball). The Astros relievers have earned a save percentage of 56.7% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. They have 17 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 of their 30 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 66 runners on the season and 25.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Astros have dispatched 264 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Astros have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,636 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 9th in the majors. The Houston Astros have accumulated 2,212 putouts thus far, as well as 711 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 3rd in MLB, and have 65 double plays.

Arrighetti (4-6 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.59 while he has faced 297 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 69 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 35 free passes. His ERA is 5.68 (41 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.600. Arrighetti has pitched in 65 innings and has earned 75 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .375 and they are earning 4.04 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have 138 doubles, while walking 278 times and racking up 335 runs. Toronto has accounted for 75 home runs so far this season to go along with 317 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 603 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned 646 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for a team OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.296 and have a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 707. The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 386 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.31 (349 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (660 strikeouts against 237 free passes). They have allowed 113 home runs and they yield 4.77 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

Sitting with 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 48 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Toronto has had relievers step onto the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. Their relievers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 118 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 281 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Blue Jays have recorded 715 assists, 49 errors and have notched a total of 2,186 putouts so far this season. In 6,558 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (16th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Berrios has conceded 1,235 hits while he has totaled 1,266 punch outs in 1,317 innings pitched. Berrios (90-72 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.09 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 598 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.233 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has gone up against 5,538 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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