Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, June 24, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Sportsnet

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (40-35) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (35-39) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chris Bassitt and Tanner Houck.

Toronto is slugging .365 and have struck out 518 times, while being walked on 251 occasions. They have 270 runs batted in in addition to 568 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .233. The Blue Jays have earned 123 doubles as a team and have smacked 60 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 287 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.12 this season (19th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 585 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 98 long balls and also 327 runs in total (16th in the league). They have walked 210 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.39 as a squad on the campaign. Toronto has allowed 624 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 298 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The relievers have inherited 106 runners for the year with 25.5% of those players crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 76 times and also have had 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 249 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have racked up 48 holds for the season (8th in MLB). They have earned 18 saves this year and have blown 9 of their 27 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,865 innings, which ranks them 15th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 1,955 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 642 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and have earned 60 double plays.

Bassitt (68-48 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.44 and he has faced 4,283 batters in the majors. He has conceded 915 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 321 free passes. His ERA is 3.49 (396 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.211. Bassitt has pitched in 1,021 innings and has racked up 938 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .254 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 717 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned 653 hits. Boston has a total of 81 home runs on the year to go along with 335 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .418 and they average 4.67 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have put up 135 two-baggers, while taking a walk 243 times and scoring 350 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have given up 303 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.45 (257 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 70 dingers and they surrender 4.06 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.168 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (656 strikeouts vs 197 free passes). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 587.

Sitting with 64 save situations, the Red Sox have 33 holds and 11 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 78 times in high leverage situations and on 57 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.3% of 77 inherited base runners. They rank 17th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.1%, and they have sent 224 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In their 6,042 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 647 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,014 putouts over the course of the season.

Houck (22-24 career record) has earned a 3.39 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has gone up against 1,447 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 131 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.157 and a FIP of 3.3. During his pro baseball career, Houck has given up 293 base hits while accumulating 357 strikeouts in 348 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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