Los Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-164) Toronto (+138)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (16-11) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (13-13). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -164 and Toronto is priced at +138. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Tyler Glasnow and Yusei Kikuchi.

Los Angeles is slugging .434 and have been rung up 243 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions. They have accounted for 138 RBI's as well as 249 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .269. The Dodgers have accounted for 56 doubles as a squad and have smacked 31 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 141 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 28 home runs and 113 runs in total (19th in baseball). Los Angeles has conceded 197 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 103 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.81 on the campaign (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 239 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 93 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a unit this season.

The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 76.9% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 base runners this year with 38.5% of those runners crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 19 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 89 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 17 holds on the season (6th in baseball). They have earned 10 saves for the season and have blown 3 of their 13 chances to save the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 729 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 241 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 8th in the majors, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs in their 2,187 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in MLB.

Glasnow has taken the mound for 566 frames and is sitting with 722 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.83 (241 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.189. He has given up 453 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 221 free passes. Glasnow (34-28 career record) holds a FIP of 3.54 while he has faced 2,341 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Toronto has knocked in 22 long balls for the year as well as 88 runs batted in. They have recorded 43 doubles, while taking a walk 95 times and earning 96 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .231 for the year. The Blue Jays have a team slugging % of .367 and they are scoring 3.69 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have struck out on 185 occasions (25th in the league) and have 192 base knocks.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.338 and have a FIP of 4.54 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (211 strikeouts against 89 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 208. They have given up 34 homers and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 110 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.14 (102 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 22 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 14 holds and 1 blown save. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 11 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of 38 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in the league with a save percentage of 87.5%, and they have sent 77 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in MLB). The Blue Jays have 216 assists, 13 errors and have accounted for 666 putouts for the season. In their 1,998 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has given up 661 hits while earning 664 punch outs in 661 frames. He has conceded 339 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 2,846 hitters during his pro baseball career. Kikuchi (34-38 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.61 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-164)

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