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

Game: New York Mets vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, September 9, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Toronto Blue Jays (67-74) are welcoming the New York Mets (76-64) at Rogers Centre on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paul Blackburn and Chris Bassitt.

As a unit, the New York Mets are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which is 7th in MLB. They have earned 670 runs while having a team OBP of .320. The Mets have compiled 256 doubles as a squad and have knocked 179 balls out of the park. They have accrued 642 RBI's in addition to 1,192 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is at .249. New York is slugging .420 and have struck out 1,200 times, while being walked on 447 occasions.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 4.02 for the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,238 batters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 149 home runs and also 616 runs in total (16th in the league). They have walked 522 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a squad this season. New York has conceded 1,082 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 558 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 135 times and also have had 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 92 holds over the course of the season (4th in baseball). The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 150 save situations. They have earned 35 saves on the year and have blown 22 out of their 57 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 182 runners for the season and 32.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Mets have sent 447 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Mets have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,238 innings, ranking them 11th in MLB. The New York Mets have a total of 3,746 putouts this season, as well as 1,224 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which puts them in 25th in the majors, and they have turned 116 double plays.

Blackburn (22-28 career mark) has a FIP of 4.79 while going up against 1,850 hitters in the majors. He has given up 470 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 132 free passes. His ERA is 4.86 (231 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.409. Blackburn has pitched in 427 innings and has racked up 329 punch outs during his career.

The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .397 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have 252 two-baggers, while getting a free base 445 times as well as putting up 598 runs. Toronto has tallied 145 home runs on the campaign to go along with 570 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,064 occasions (25th in MLB) and have 1,134 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .313 and a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 653 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.37 (602 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 191 homers and they relinquish 4.74 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.52 as a unit for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,157 strikeouts against 432 free passes). They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,156.

With 132 save situations, the Blue Jays have 76 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have earned 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 108 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of 214 inherited runners. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save rate of 66.0%, and they have sent 470 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 108 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,168 assists, 81 errors and have 3,721 putouts this season. In their 11,163 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (10th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bassitt has surrendered 995 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,013 punch outs in 1,093 innings. Bassitt (71-55 career mark) holds a 3.61 ERA and has allowed 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 438 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.226 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 4,602 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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