Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (45-26) will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (35-39) on Saturday. The men taking the mound will be Jose Berrios and Ben Lively.

The Blue Jays have accumulated 123 doubles as a unit and have knocked 60 baseballs out of the park. Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .365 and have been rung up 518 times, while drawing a walk on 251 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 27th in the league. They have earned 270 RBI's as well as 568 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .233. They have 287 runs and have an OBP of .310.

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The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 4.12 this season (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 585 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 98 long balls and also 327 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 210 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.39 as a unit for the season. Toronto has given up 624 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 298 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.79 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Blue Jays have sent 249 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 106 runners this season with 25.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 18 saves so far this season and have missed out on 9 of their 27 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 48 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 76 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,865 innings, which has them sitting at 15th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 1,955 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 642 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 18th in MLB, and have 60 double plays.

Berrios has pitched in 1,305 innings and is sitting with 1,255 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.08 (591 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.235. He has allowed 1,227 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 385 walks. Berrios (89-71 career record) holds a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 5,488 batters in the major leagues.

Cleveland has compiled 79 HRs on the season as well as 327 runs batted in. They have recorded 116 doubles, while getting a free base 221 times and scoring 354 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .243 on the campaign. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .400 and they are scoring 4.99 runs per game (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 515 occasions (29th in MLB) and are sitting with 574 base hits.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.183 with a FIP of 3.77 as a team on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (640 strikeouts vs 213 walks). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 536. They have surrendered 73 home runs and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 263 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.50 (246 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 96 save situations, the Guardians have 60 holds and 10 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 96 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.8% out of their 92 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in the league holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 264 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

Out of their 5,697 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (7th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in baseball). The Guardians have racked up 615 assists, 38 errors and have earned 1,899 putouts this year.

In his career, Lively has conceded 283 base hits and he has 211 strikeouts in 268 innings pitched. He has surrendered 137 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.361 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and he has faced 1,146 batters in his pro baseball career. Lively (14-20 career record) has a 4.60 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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