Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (76-64) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (67-74) at Truist Park on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Yariel Rodriguez and Chris Sale.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 18th in baseball. They are sitting with 598 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Blue Jays have tallied 252 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 145 balls out of the park. They have tallied 570 runs batted in and 1,134 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .241. Toronto has a slugging rate of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,064 times, while taking a walk on 445 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 4.37 over the course of the season (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,157 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 191 long balls in addition to 653 runs in total (22nd in the league). They have walked 432 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.52 as a squad on the year. Toronto has yielded 1,156 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 602 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28.

The Blue Jays have sent 470 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 214 runners so far this year and 31.8% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 35 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 18 of their 53 save chances. The Blue Jays relievers have compiled a save rate of 66.0% and stepped onto the hill in 132 save situations. The relievers have tallied 76 holds for the season (12th in MLB). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 136 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 3,721 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,168 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 23rd in professional baseball, and have earned 108 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 11,163 innings on the diamond, ranking them 10th in MLB.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 68 innings and has 69 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.63 (35 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.380. He has conceded 61 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 33 free passes. Rodriguez (1-6 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.56 and he has faced 295 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they tally 4.27 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have hit 236 doubles, while getting a free base 413 times as well as putting up 598 runs. Atlanta has tallied 181 home runs this season to go along with 572 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,284 occasions (7th in MLB) and have recorded 1,137 hits. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .306 as well as a team batting average of .241 on the season.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.214 with a FIP of 3.49 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (1,338 strikeouts vs 396 free passes). They rank 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,117. They have given up 130 long balls and they relinquish 3.85 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 533 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.57 (494 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 109 save situations, the Braves have 56 holds and 17 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 53 save opportunities and they have converted 36 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 129 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 126 inherited runners. They sit at 8th in the league with a save rate of 67.9%, and they have sent 410 relievers to the hill so far this year.

In 11,217 innings played, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Braves have 1,238 assists, 56 errors and have earned 3,739 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Sale has given up 1,578 base knocks while he has accumulated 2,395 punch outs in 1,940 innings pitched. Sale (136-83 mark in his career) holds a 3.05 ERA while surrendering 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 658 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.046 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.32 and he has gone up against 7,812 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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