New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-126) Toronto (+108)

The Toronto Blue Jays (37-43) are welcoming the New York Yankees (52-31) at Rogers Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -126 while Toronto opens at +108. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Nestor Cortes Jr and Chris Bassitt.

New York has a slugging rate of .426 and have been called out on strikes 665 times, while being walked on 327 occasions. They have 392 runs batted in and 681 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .247. The Yankees have recorded 108 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 119 balls out of the stadium. They have 410 runs scored and hold an OBP of .330. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.51 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 86 home runs in addition to 320 runs in total (7th in the league). New York has relinquished 619 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 285 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team ERA of 3.47 on the year (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 699 batters. They have walked 279 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.12 as a unit on the season.

Yankees pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 96 times in addition to having 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 39 holds so far this year (18th in the league). The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 76 save situations. They have earned 25 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 out of their 35 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 146 base runners for the year with 34.2% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have sent 254 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Yankees have transformed 71.7% of balls in play into outs out of 6,657 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 2,219 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 670 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 24th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 62 double plays.

Cortes Jr has taken the mound for 493 innings and has racked up 506 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.74 (205 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.151. He has surrendered 429 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 139 walks. Cortes Jr (28-17 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.68 while facing 2,026 batters during his time in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a team on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a batting average of .235 so far this year. They have been rung up on 576 occasions (28th in the league) and are sitting with 618 hits. Toronto has accounted for 72 home runs so far this year and 302 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .373 and they are recording 4.00 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have recorded 130 doubles, while taking a walk 270 times and recording 320 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.279 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 669. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 359 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.17 (325 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (630 strikeouts vs 228 free passes). They have surrendered 109 dingers and they concede 4.61 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 114 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 79 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have 48 holds and 10 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 268 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 63 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Blue Jays have 693 assists, 47 errors and have 2,105 putouts so far this season. Out of their 6,315 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (13th in baseball).

So far in his career, Bassitt has allowed 920 hits while he has earned 940 punch outs in 1,028 innings pitched. He has allowed 398 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.209 and having a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and he has gone up against 4,309 batters during his pro baseball career. Bassitt (68-48 career record) is the owner of a 3.49 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-126)

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