Los Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (13-14) are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers (17-11) at Rogers Centre on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tyler Glasnow and Yusei Kikuchi.

The Dodgers have earned 58 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 34 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .445 and have been called out on strikes 250 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.5 runs per game, which is 4th in MLB. They have earned 149 RBI's in addition to 268 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .276. They have earned 153 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .356.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 29 long balls and also 115 runs in total (18th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 202 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 105 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.75 so far this year (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 242 hitters. They have walked 97 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.00 as a team on the season.

The Dodgers have sent 90 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 26 base runners over the course of the season and 38.5% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 10 saves for the season and have blown 3 of 13 chances to save the game. The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 76.9% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. The relievers have earned 17 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 19 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 756 putouts this year, as well as 252 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 7th in the majors, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 72.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,268 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in MLB.

Glasnow has pitched in 1,745 frames and has racked up 1,608 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Glasnow (97-121 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 7,508 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.43 (860 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.367. He has surrendered 1,849 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 536 walks.

The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .364 and they score 3.63 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 44 doubles, while taking a walk 99 times and scoring 98 runs. Toronto has accounted for 23 HRs on the year as well as 90 runs batted in. They have struck out on 188 instances (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 197 base knocks. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a team batting average of .229 on the campaign.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.390 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (218 strikeouts against 94 walks). They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 227. They have conceded 37 dingers and they give up 4.75 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 122 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.44 (114 earned runs surrendered).

With 22 save situations, the Blue Jays have 14 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 8 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 11 times in high leverage situations and also on 30 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of their 42 inherited runners. They rank 1st in the league holding a save rate of 87.5%, and they have sent 83 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 2,079 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (21st in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Blue Jays have 225 assists, 14 errors and have a total of 693 putouts for the season.

Kikuchi (4-10 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.54 earned run average while allowing 9.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.78 and he has gone up against 543 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 77 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.352 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. In his MLB career, Kikuchi has allowed 137 base knocks while he has accumulated 121 K's in 125 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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