Miami Marlins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Miami Marlins (59-100) are headed to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (74-85). The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Weathers and Chris Bassitt.

Miami is slugging .374 and have been rung up 1,386 times, while taking a walk on 393 occasions. They have 586 RBI's in addition to 1,310 hits for the season, while their batting average comes in at .242. The Marlins have hit 237 doubles as a squad and have knocked 146 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 611 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 28th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39. Marlins pitchers have given up 193 long balls in addition to 834 total runs (29th in MLB). Miami has surrendered 1,411 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 748 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.77 this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,296 hitters. They have walked 544 opposing players and their FIP is 4.45 as a team so far this season.

Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 175 times in addition to having 185 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 80 holds over the course of the season (19th in the league). The Marlins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 140 save situations. They have recorded 31 saves this season and have missed out on 27 of their 58 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 244 runners for the season with 37.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Marlins have sent 550 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Miami Marlins have a tally of 4,231 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,409 assists and 116 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 30th in MLB, and have earned 121 double plays. The Marlins have turned 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,693 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 28th in pro baseball.

Weathers has taken the ball for 235 innings and has accounted for 192 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 5.22 (136 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.427. He has given up 250 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 85 free passes. Weathers (9-21 career mark) has a FIP of 5.14 while he has gone up against 1,022 hitters in the majors.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they tally 4.18 runs per game (20th in the league). They have put up 278 doubles, while taking a walk 498 times and racking up 664 runs. Toronto has a total of 154 home runs on the campaign to go along with 633 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,212 instances (25th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,286 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .242 on the campaign.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 717 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.21 (655 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 204 homers and they yield 4.61 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.266 and have a FIP of 4.43 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (1,290 strikeouts against 493 bases on balls). They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,279.

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 59 save chances and they have come away with 36 saves. They rank 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 61.0%, and they have sent 537 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 155 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 239 inherited base runners. With 147 save situations, the Blue Jays have 85 holds and 23 blown saves.

In 12,603 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 124 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,330 assists, 91 errors and have amassed 4,201 putouts for the year.

In his MLB career, Bassitt has surrendered 1,010 base knocks while earning 1,025 punch outs in 1,107 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 442 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.234 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and he has gone up against 4,674 opposing batters during his career. Bassitt (72-56 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.59 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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