New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (36-43) are hosting the New York Yankees (52-30) at Rogers Centre on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Marcus Stroman and Yusei Kikuchi.

New York is slugging .428 and have been called out on strikes 654 times, while drawing a walk on 323 occasions. They have accrued 390 RBI's in addition to 678 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .249. The Yankees have compiled 108 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 118 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 408 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a team, the New York Yankees are recording 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Yankees pitchers have allowed 83 long balls and 311 runs (6th in MLB). New York has conceded 607 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 276 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.39 for the season (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 687 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 278 opposing players and their FIP is 4.09 as a unit on the season.

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 95 times in addition to having 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 39 holds this season (17th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 76 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves for the year and have blown 10 of 35 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 145 base runners this season with 34.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have sent 252 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Yankees have turned 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,585 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. The New York Yankees have amassed 2,195 putouts this season, as well as 663 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 26th in MLB, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Stroman (84-79 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 5,804 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,332 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 416 walks. His earned run average is 3.62 (561 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.254. Stroman has taken the hill for 1,394 frames and has totaled 1,158 K's during his career.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .369 and they score 3.94 runs per outing (26th in MLB). They have 128 two-baggers, while walking 269 times and putting up 311 runs. Toronto is sitting with 69 home runs this year and 293 RBIs. They have struck out on 564 occasions (29th in MLB) and have totaled 607 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .233 this season.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 357 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.20 (323 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 108 dingers and they concede 4.64 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 4.50 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (619 strikeouts against 224 bases on balls). They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 666.

Toronto has called on relievers to enter the contest in 28 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 266 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.9% of 114 inherited base runners. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 48 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In their 6,234 innings played, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (15th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 63 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in baseball). The Blue Jays have 686 assists, 47 errors and are sitting with 2,078 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has allowed 730 hits while totaling 717 strikeouts in 716 frames. Kikuchi (36-44 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.64 earned run average and has conceded 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 369 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.379 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has faced 3,090 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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