Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+130) Boston (-155)

The Boston Red Sox (67-62) will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (63-68) at Fenway Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at +130 and the Red Sox are opening at -155. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Yariel Rodriguez and Quinn Priester.

The Blue Jays have hit 228 doubles as a team and have knocked 132 baseballs out of the park. Toronto is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 987 times, while being walked on 420 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which is 21st in the league. They have 526 RBI's as well as 1,044 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .240. They have a total of 553 runs and have an on-base percentage of .313.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 180 home runs and also 620 runs (25th in MLB). Toronto has given up 1,085 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 573 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 4.47 so far this year (26th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,075 hitters. They have walked 409 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.54 as a team for the season.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 126 times as well as having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 70 holds this season (13th in MLB). The Blue Jays relievers have earned a save rate of 68.1% and has come into the game in 120 save situations. They have accumulated 32 saves for the year and have blown 15 out of their 47 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 198 runners on the year and 32.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 438 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 10,389 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 3,463 putouts this season, in addition to 1,085 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 24th in baseball, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Rodriguez has thrown 59 innings and is sitting with 63 strikeouts in his MLB career. Rodriguez (1-5 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.35 while facing 254 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.42 (29 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.337. He has given up 50 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 29 walks.

The Boston Red Sox have earned a team OBP of .327 and a batting average of .260 for the year. They have struck out on 1,256 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have 1,170 base knocks. Boston has hit 164 home runs on the year as well as 612 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .439 and they are earning 4.93 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have recorded 259 two-baggers, while taking a walk 407 times as well as notching 636 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 623 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.22 (543 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 161 home runs and they allow 4.84 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.268 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (1,089 strikeouts against 360 free passes). They come in at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,110.

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 177 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 153 times in high leverage situations and on 127 occasions with base runners. With 133 save situations, the Red Sox have accrued 71 holds and also 26 blown saves. They sit at 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.2%, and they have sent 416 relievers onto the field this year. Boston has called on relievers to enter the game in 58 save chances and they have converted 32 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 91 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 1,133 assists, 92 errors and have accounted for 3,479 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 10,437 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in baseball).

Priester (5-9 career record) has earned a 6.50 earned run average while allowing 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.68 and he has faced 435 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 68 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.592 and a FIP of 6.4. Thus far in his career, Priester has conceded 110 base hits while he has accumulated 67 strikeouts in 94 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (+130)

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