Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (61-41) will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (46-56) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bowden Francis and Cade Povich.

Toronto has a slugging % of .376 and have been rung up 751 times, while taking a walk on 326 occasions. They have compiled 388 RBI's and 788 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .235. The Blue Jays have compiled 164 two-baggers as a team and have hit 94 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 410 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 25th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 138 home runs in addition to 492 runs in total (25th in the league). Toronto has given up 865 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 4.54 this season (27th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 836 hitters. They have walked 317 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.49 as a team over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 64.9% and stepped onto the hill in 98 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 155 runners so far this year and 31.6% of those runners ended up scoring. Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 100 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 348 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 59 holds so far this season (12th in MLB). They have recorded 24 saves on the year and have missed out on 13 out of their 37 chances to get a save.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,082 innings, which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 2,694 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 848 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 21st in baseball, and have accumulated 73 double plays.

Francis (4-2 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 312 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 66 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 22 free passes. His earned run average is 3.83 (32 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.170. Francis has taken the hill for 75 innings and is sitting with 70 K's during his MLB career.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .451 and they earn 4.96 runs per outing (1st in MLB). They have hit 175 doubles, while getting a free base 284 times and racking up 506 runs. Baltimore has tallied 160 home runs this season as well as 489 runs batted in. They have struck out on 830 occasions (21st in baseball) and have notched a total of 891 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .253 for the season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 420 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.73 (379 earned runs given up). They have conceded 104 homers and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.198 and have a FIP of 3.82 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (877 strikeouts against 306 walks). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 789.

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of 160 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and also on 114 occasions with runners on base. With 127 save situations, the Orioles have earned 79 holds and 16 blown saves. They sit at 10th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 342 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Baltimore has had relief pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have earned 32 saves.

In their 8,229 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (5th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 55 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 859 assists, 46 errors and have accumulated 2,743 putouts for the season.

During his career, Povich has surrendered 33 base knocks while accumulating 24 punch outs in 33 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 23 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.545 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.2. His K/BB ratio is 1.33 and he has faced 149 opposing hitters during his career. Povich (1-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a 6.27 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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