Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+138) Toronto (-164)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (26-29) will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (26-30) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +138 while Toronto is coming in at -164. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Mitch Keller and Yusei Kikuchi.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .359 and have been rung up 536 times, while taking a walk on 194 occasions. They have earned 215 RBI's as well as 435 hits this season, and their batting average is .229. The Pirates have accrued 82 doubles as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 224 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .302. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which is 23rd in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 64 home runs in addition to 253 total runs (19th in MLB). Pittsburgh has conceded 459 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 224 earned runs. The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.03 this season (16th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 470 hitters. They have walked 177 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team for the year.

The Pirates have sent 172 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 83 runners over the course of the season and 34.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 15 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 12 out of their 27 chances to save the game. The Pirates bullpen have earned a save rate of 55.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 56 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 28 holds this season (18th in the league). Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 52 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 4,497 innings on the field, which has them sitting 15th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 1,499 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 475 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and have accumulated 42 double plays.

Keller has taken the ball for 591 innings and is sitting with 579 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.58 (301 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.426. He has given up 626 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 217 free passes. Keller (31-41 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.95 and he has gone up against 2,583 hitters in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied an OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 391 occasions (29th in the league) and have tallied 426 hits. Toronto has hit 49 HRs so far this year to go along with 208 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .376 and they are recording 4.00 runs per outing (24th in MLB). They have tallied 92 two-baggers, while getting a free base 197 times and putting up 220 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.35 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 463. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 247 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.22 (224 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (438 strikeouts against 165 walks). They have given up 70 dingers and they yield 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 183 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.4% out of 82 inherited base runners. With 55 save situations, the Blue Jays have 36 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 45 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in MLB). The Blue Jays have 472 assists, 32 errors and have a tally of 1,433 putouts during this campaign. In 4,299 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in MLB).

Kikuchi (34-41 career record) holds a 4.58 earned run average while allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 2,988 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 354 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.367 and having a FIP of 4.7. During his MLB career, Kikuchi has surrendered 699 base knocks while he has accumulated 692 punch outs in 695 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+138)

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