Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+122) Toronto (-144)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (26-31) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (27-29). The moneyline on this contest has the Pirates at +122 while the Blue Jays are priced at -144. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Quinn Priester and Chris Bassitt.

Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .354 and have struck out 546 times, while taking a walk on 195 occasions. They have accrued 218 RBI's as well as 441 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .226. The Pirates have accounted for 82 two-baggers as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have racked up 227 runs scored and hold an OBP of .299. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league.

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The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 for the season (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 483 batters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 65 home runs and also 258 runs in total (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 184 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.11 as a team over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has allowed 465 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 226 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 51.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 58 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 83 runners on the year with 34.9% of those players crossed home plate. Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 55 times and also have had 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 178 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have notched 28 holds for the season (20th in the league). They have recorded 15 saves on the year and have blown 14 out of their 29 save chances.

The Pirates have transformed 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,620 innings on the field, which ranks them 8th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 1,540 putouts this year, in addition to 490 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and have accumulated 42 double plays.

Priester has taken the hill for 238 innings and has totaled 182 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.38 (116 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.255. He has conceded 231 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 68 walks. Priester (8-16 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.78 and he has gone up against 1,010 hitters in the majors.

The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .373 and they score 4.02 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have 94 doubles, while getting a free base 204 times as well as notching 225 runs. Toronto has tallied 50 long balls for the season and 213 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 404 occasions (29th in the league) and have a total of 432 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .234 for the season.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 250 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.12 (225 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 70 dingers and they allow 4.58 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.293 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (448 strikeouts vs 166 walks). They rank 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 469.

Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 24.1% out of 83 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 41 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on. With 55 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 36 holds and also 6 blown saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have sent 188 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 19 save opportunities and they have converted 13 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 45 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have 480 assists, 32 errors and have a tally of 1,475 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,425 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (20th in professional baseball).

In his career, Bassitt has surrendered 549 base hits and he has 392 punch outs in 532 innings. He has conceded 252 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.263 and a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.16 and he has faced 2,253 hitters so far in his MLB career. Bassitt (27-36 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.26 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+122)

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