Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (26-29) are welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates (26-30) at Rogers Centre on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bailey Falter and Jose Berrios.

As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. They have earned 224 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .302. The Pirates have recorded 82 doubles as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. They have 215 runs batted in and 435 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is .229. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .359 and have been rung up 536 times, while drawing a walk on 194 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.66 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Pirates pitchers have yielded 64 home runs and also 253 runs in total (21st in MLB). Pittsburgh has relinquished 459 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 224 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.03 on the season (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 470 batters. They have walked 177 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a unit on the season.

The Pirates bullpen have a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. The relievers have inherited 83 base runners over the course of the season with 34.9% of those runners crossed the plate. Pirates bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 52 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 172 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 28 holds so far this year (18th in baseball). They have compiled 15 saves so far this season and have blown 12 of their 27 save chances.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 1,499 putouts so far this season, as well as 475 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which ranks 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays. The Pirates have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,497 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in baseball.

Falter has thrown 256 innings and is sitting with 201 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.49 (128 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.219. He has surrendered 256 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 57 free passes. Falter (13-16 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.74 and he has faced 1,062 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .376 and they average 4.00 runs per contest (24th in MLB). They have hit 92 doubles, while walking 197 times as well as scoring 220 runs. Toronto is sitting with 49 home runs for the year as well as 208 RBIs. They have been rung up on 391 occasions (29th in baseball) and have recorded 426 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a team on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .236 for the year.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.316 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (438 strikeouts vs 165 free passes). They sit at 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 463. They have given up 70 dingers and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 247 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.22 (224 earned runs given up).

Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.4% of 82 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 36 times in high leverage situations and on 57 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 36 holds and also 6 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 183 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Toronto has had relievers enter the contest in 19 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 45 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in MLB). The Blue Jays have recorded 472 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,433 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,299 innings played, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 1,202 hits while tallying 1,243 punch outs in 1,280 innings pitched. Berrios (88-70 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.08 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 581 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.236 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 5,388 batters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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