New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-125) Toronto (+105)

The Toronto Blue Jays (9-8) are hosting the New York Yankees (12-5) at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at -125 and the Blue Jays are at +105. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Marcus Stroman and Kevin Gausman.

New York is slugging .391 and have struck out 126 times, while taking a walk on 86 occasions. They have accumulated 72 runs batted in in addition to 138 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .246. The Yankees have compiled 24 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 19 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 80 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .347. As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Yankees pitchers have allowed 13 home runs and 61 runs in total (4th in the league). New York has allowed 122 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 50 earned runs. The Yankees have a team earned run average of 2.93 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 136 hitters. They have walked 66 opposing players and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad on the season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 20 times and also have had 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 10 holds so far this season (15th in MLB). The Yankees relievers have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 12 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 29 base runners this season and 51.7% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 52 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The New York Yankees have amassed 461 putouts on the year, in addition to 161 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is at .976 which ranks 28th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 14 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,383 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in the majors.

Stroman has pitched in 1,320 frames and has accumulated 1,108 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Stroman (78-77 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.62 while facing 5,492 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.63 (533 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.250. He has given up 1,268 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 383 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .229 on the year. They have been rung up on 129 instances (24th in MLB) and have 126 base hits. Toronto is sitting with 14 home runs so far this season and 59 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .358 and they score 3.76 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have notched 29 doubles, while taking a walk 67 times and racking up 64 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.385 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.98 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (148 strikeouts against 62 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 143. They have conceded 27 long balls and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 80 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.68 (77 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 6 holds and also 0 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 4 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves. Their relievers have come in 6 times in high leverage situations and on 21 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 28 inherited runners. They sit at 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 52 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 1,332 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (16th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 19 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (11th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 139 assists, 8 errors and have accumulated 444 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Gausman has surrendered 1,531 hits while he has earned 1,613 K's in 1,546 innings. Gausman (88-93 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.89 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 668 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.269 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.74 and he has faced 6,503 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (+105)

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