Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (45-54) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (50-50) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Zach Eflin and Yariel Rodriguez.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in the league. They have a total of 393 runs while holding a team OBP of .310. The Rays have accumulated 154 doubles as a team and have smacked 96 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 367 runs batted in and 782 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .235. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .374 and have struck out 897 times, while drawing a walk on 321 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Rays pitchers have allowed 132 long balls and 459 runs in total (21st in the league). Tampa Bay has yielded 847 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 421 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.23 on the year (22nd in baseball), and they have rung up 861 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 286 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a squad so far this year.

The Rays have sent 338 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 112 runners on the year with 29.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 32 saves for the season and have blown 18 of their 50 save opportunities. The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 64.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 119 save situations. The relievers have recorded 67 holds so far this year (5th in the league). Rays pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 76 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 2,686 putouts thus far, in addition to 777 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Rays have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,058 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in the majors.

Eflin (57-60 career record) holds a FIP of 4.21 and he has gone up against 3,946 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 961 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 197 free passes. His earned run average is 4.27 (446 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.232. Eflin has taken the ball for 940 frames and has earned 821 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Toronto has knocked in 91 HRs so far this season to go along with 382 runs batted in. They have put up 162 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times and scoring 402 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .237 on the campaign. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .378 and they average 4.06 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 726 occasions (27th in the league) and have recorded 772 base knocks.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 472 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.47 (433 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 136 dingers and they relinquish 4.88 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.50 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (807 strikeouts against 299 walks). They rank 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 841.

Toronto has called on relievers to take the mound in 36 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 335 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 76 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% of 149 inherited base runners. With 97 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 59 holds and 12 blown saves.

In their 7,839 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (16th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 826 assists, 57 errors and have 2,613 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has allowed 28 hits and he has 36 strikeouts in 33 innings. He has allowed 14 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.390 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 143 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Rodriguez (1-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.81 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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