New York Mets vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet New York

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (68-76) will take on the New York Mets (78-65) on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be David Peterson and Bowden Francis.

As a team, the New York Mets are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which is 7th in the league. They have earned a total of 681 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .320. The Mets have tallied 259 doubles as a unit and have hit 182 balls out of the park. They have amassed 653 runs batted in in addition to 1,211 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .248. New York is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 1,228 times, while drawing a walk on 454 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Mets pitchers have surrendered 151 home runs in addition to 623 total runs (15th in baseball). New York has conceded 1,098 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 565 earned runs. The Mets hold a team ERA of 3.98 for the season (14th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,275 batters. They have walked 528 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.17 as a team on the campaign.

The Mets have sent 456 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 185 runners on the campaign with 31.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 35 saves this year and have blown 22 of their 57 save chances. The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 61.4% and has come into the game in 150 save situations. The relievers have earned 92 holds this season (4th in MLB). Mets relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 139 times and also have had 159 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,490 innings on the diamond, ranking them 12th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have 3,830 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,250 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 25th in baseball, and they have turned 120 double plays.

Peterson has pitched in 430 innings and has racked up 444 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.12 (197 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.387. He has conceded 406 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 191 walks. Peterson (27-22 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 while he has faced 1,853 batters in the majors.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they average 4.24 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have tallied 258 two-baggers, while walking 449 times as well as putting up 611 runs. Toronto has hit 148 HRs this season to go along with 583 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,093 occasions (25th in MLB) and have 1,166 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .242 for the season.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.280 and have a FIP of 4.48 as a team this season. They rank 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,181. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 665 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.35 (612 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,179 strikeouts against 441 walks). They have allowed 192 homers and they concede 4.72 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Sitting with 135 save situations, the Blue Jays have 78 holds and 19 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 54 save chances and they have converted 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 112 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.8% out of their 217 inherited base runners. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save rate of 64.8%, and they have sent 482 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

In their 11,406 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 111 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 1,196 assists, 84 errors and have notched a total of 3,802 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Francis has allowed 88 base hits while he has tallied 117 punch outs in 121 innings pitched. Francis (9-4 mark in his career) has a 3.12 ERA and has given up 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 42 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.949 and having a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.33 and he has gone up against 476 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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