Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (67-74) are headed to Truist Park on Friday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (76-63). The pitchers who are expected to start are Kevin Gausman and Max Fried.

The Blue Jays have earned 252 doubles as a squad and have hit 145 baseballs out of the park. Toronto has a slugging rate of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,064 times, while taking a walk on 445 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 19th in the league. They have compiled 570 RBI's as well as 1,134 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .241. They have notched a total of 598 runs while holding a team OBP of .313.

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The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 4.37 so far this season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,157 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 191 home runs in addition to 653 runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 432 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.52 as a unit for the season. Toronto has given up 1,156 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 602 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 214 base runners so far this year and 31.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 136 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 470 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 76 holds so far this year (12th in the league). They have earned 35 saves so far this year and have missed out on 18 of their 53 save chances.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 3,721 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,168 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 23rd in the majors, and have 108 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 11,163 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 10th in MLB.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,693 innings and has totaled 1,748 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.86 (727 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.262. He has surrendered 1,661 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 476 walks. Gausman (100-101 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.81 while he has gone up against 7,113 batters in the major leagues.

The Braves hold a team slugging % of .412 and they earn 4.29 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have recorded 235 doubles, while taking a walk 413 times and earning 597 runs. Atlanta has accumulated 181 home runs for the year as well as 571 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,276 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,132 hits. The Atlanta Braves have earned a team on-base percentage of .307 as well as a team batting average of .241 for the season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 530 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.58 (492 earned runs yielded). They have given up 128 home runs and they give up 3.86 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.216 and have a FIP of 3.49 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (1,322 strikeouts vs 393 walks). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,111.

Sitting with 109 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 56 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 36 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 129 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of their 125 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 407 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In their 11,136 innings on the field, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 114 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Braves have racked up 1,236 assists, 55 errors and have earned a total of 3,712 putouts on the campaign.

Fried (70-34 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.11 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has gone up against 3,481 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 294 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.172 and a FIP of 3.1. During his MLB career, Fried has given up 757 hits while he has tallied 827 punch outs in 850 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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