New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-108) Toronto (-110)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (8-8) will take on the New York Yankees (12-4) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -108 while Toronto is opening at -110. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Yusei Kikuchi.

The Yankees have earned 24 doubles as a team and have hit 19 balls out of the park. New York owns a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 120 times, while being walked on 84 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are recording 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. They have accumulated 71 RBI's and 134 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .252. They are sitting with 79 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .354.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 13 home runs in addition to 58 runs in total (5th in baseball). New York has relinquished 117 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 45 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team ERA of 2.78 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 128 batters. They have walked 58 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a squad so far this year.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 20 times in addition to having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 10 holds on the year (13th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves this year and have blown 3 of 12 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 base runners on the year and 51.7% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 50 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Yankees have converted 71.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,311 innings, ranking them 4th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 437 putouts on the year, as well as 153 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .974 which puts them in 28th in baseball, and have 12 double plays.

Rodon has taken the hill for 927 innings and has tallied 1,024 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.79 (391 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.257. He has conceded 812 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 354 free passes. Rodon (60-54 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.76 while he has gone up against 3,922 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .363 and they are scoring 3.81 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have hit 27 doubles, while taking a walk 59 times as well as putting up 61 runs. Toronto has a total of 14 HRs over the course of the season as well as 57 runs batted in. They have struck out on 121 instances (24th in the league) and have totaled 122 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .232 for the year.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (142 strikeouts vs 60 bases on balls). They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 139. They have conceded 27 homers and they relinquish 5.12 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 79 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.92 (76 earned runs conceded).

With 7 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 4 holds and also 0 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 3 save chances and they have come away with 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 5 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 28 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 49 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In 1,251 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (22nd in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 18 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 132 assists, 8 errors and are sitting with 417 putouts on the season.

Thus far in his career, Kikuchi has given up 652 hits while he has accumulated 651 K's in 649 innings pitched. Kikuchi (32-38 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.65 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 336 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.381 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 2,800 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-110)

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