Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Toronto Blue Jays (45-55) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (51-50) at Rogers Centre on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Taj Bradley and Chris Bassitt.

Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .373 and have been rung up 907 times, while being walked on 329 occasions. They have amassed 370 RBI's in addition to 786 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .234. The Rays have recorded 155 doubles as a team and have hit 97 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 397 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Rays pitchers have yielded 134 home runs and 461 total runs (21st in the league). Tampa Bay has given up 853 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 423 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.21 on the season (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 871 batters. They have walked 287 hitters and their FIP is 4.24 as a squad on the year.

The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 64.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 123 save situations. The relievers have inherited 112 base runners for the season with 29.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 76 times in addition to having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 343 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have accumulated 70 holds on the season (5th in baseball). They have earned 33 saves so far this year and have blown 18 of their 51 chances to save the game.

The Rays have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,139 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have 2,713 putouts thus far, in addition to 783 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 14th in MLB, and they have turned 70 double plays.

Bradley has taken the ball for 180 innings and is sitting with 219 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.35 (87 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.244. He has given up 159 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 65 free passes. Bradley (10-12 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.28 while he has faced 762 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .236 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 736 instances (27th in the league) and have earned 778 base hits. Toronto is sitting with 93 home runs over the course of the season as well as 384 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .378 and they are earning 4.04 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have notched 162 doubles, while walking 321 times and putting up 404 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.50 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (817 strikeouts vs 307 bases on balls). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 845. They have allowed 137 homers and they relinquish 4.87 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 476 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.47 (437 earned runs given up).

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 340 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 76 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% of 149 inherited base runners. Sitting with 97 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 59 holds and 12 blown saves.

Out of their 7,920 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (16th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 73 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 837 assists, 57 errors and have amassed 2,640 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Bassitt has conceded 946 hits and he has 963 strikeouts in 1,050 innings. Bassitt (70-50 career record) holds a 3.51 ERA while conceding 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 410 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 4,413 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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