Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (17-20) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (21-15) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Ryan and Yusei Kikuchi.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 11th in baseball. They have a total of 168 runs while having a team OBP of .315. The Twins have tallied 77 doubles as a unit and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have recorded 156 runs batted in as well as 288 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .238. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .408 and have struck out 324 times, while drawing a walk on 114 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.79 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have yielded 42 home runs and also 151 runs in total (12th in baseball). Minnesota has allowed 283 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 140 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.05 so far this year (19th in baseball), and they have rung up 349 hitters. They have walked 92 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a team this year.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 31 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 31 holds this season (1st in MLB). The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 68.4% and has entered the game in 50 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves on the year and have blown 6 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 47 runners over the course of the season and 42.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Twins have sent 116 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Minnesota Twins have amassed 934 putouts on the year, in addition to 249 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and they have turned 16 double plays. The Twins have converted 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,802 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in MLB.

Ryan has thrown 376 innings and has 424 K's during his career. Ryan (27-21 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.91 while he has gone up against 1,538 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.00 (167 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.098. He has given up 321 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 92 walks.

The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .360 and they earn 3.62 runs per game (26th in the league). They have put up 61 two-baggers, while walking 128 times as well as putting up 134 runs. Toronto has accumulated 30 home runs on the campaign as well as 124 RBIs. They have struck out on 273 occasions (27th in the league) and have totaled 273 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a team OBP of .308 and a batting average of .228 so far this season.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.395 with a FIP of 4.64 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (285 strikeouts vs 121 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 310. They have yielded 48 long balls and they surrender 5.10 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 175 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.69 (161 earned runs relinquished).

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.3% out of their 66 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 20 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Blue Jays have 22 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have sent 123 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves.

In 2,781 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 29 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (18th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 305 assists, 21 errors and have notched a total of 927 putouts this season.

During his career, Kikuchi has allowed 676 base knocks while tallying 674 punch outs in 673 innings. He has surrendered a total of 344 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.370 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and he has gone up against 2,897 hitters during his MLB career. Kikuchi (34-39 career record) holds a 4.60 earned run average and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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