Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Oakland Athletics (48-68) are headed to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (52-62). The starting pitchers are Mitch Spence and Jose Berrios.

The Athletics have hit 165 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 148 balls out of the stadium. Oakland is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,079 times, while being walked on 363 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which has them sitting at 25th in the league. They have earned 452 runs batted in in addition to 887 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .230. They have accounted for 471 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.34 so far this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 880 hitters. Athletics pitchers have yielded 117 home runs and also 543 total runs (24th in the league). They have walked 381 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.25 as a squad this season. Oakland has given up 984 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 493 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Athletics have dispatched 372 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 170 runners so far this season with 32.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 22 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of their 36 save opportunities. The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 61.1% and has come into the game in 108 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 70 holds this season (8th in baseball). Athletics pitchers have entered the game with runners on 120 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 3,067 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 980 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 24th in MLB, and have earned 108 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 9,201 innings, which ranks them 24th in baseball.

Spence (7-7 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 422 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 100 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 31 walks. His earned run average is 4.41 (49 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.309. Spence has pitched in 100 innings and has tallied 84 K's so far in his MLB career.

Toronto has compiled 103 home runs on the season as well as 447 RBIs. They have recorded 198 doubles, while walking 364 times as well as putting up 471 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays hold a team OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .241 for the season. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .382 and they score 4.13 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 852 occasions (26th in baseball) and have tallied 909 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.339 with a FIP of 4.61 as a squad so far this year. They rank 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 975. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 560 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.63 (516 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (926 strikeouts against 367 walks). They have allowed 158 dingers and they yield 5.03 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 182 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on base. With 110 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 65 holds and also 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 390 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have earned 27 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 82 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have 938 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,007 putouts on the season. Out of their 9,021 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Berrios has conceded 1,270 base hits while he has totaled 1,293 K's in 1,348 innings. Berrios (92-75 career win-loss mark) has a 4.15 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 621 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.242 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and he has gone up against 5,688 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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