Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Toronto Blue Jays (35-39) are traveling to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Guardians (46-26). The pitchers taking the mound are Yusei Kikuchi and Triston McKenzie.

Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .365 and have been called out on strikes 518 times, while taking a walk on 251 occasions. They have amassed 270 runs batted in as well as 568 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .233. The Blue Jays have recorded 123 two-baggers as a team and have hit 60 balls out of the park. They have 287 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which is 27th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 98 home runs and 327 total runs (16th in baseball). Toronto has surrendered 624 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 298 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 4.12 this year (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 585 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 210 opposing players and their FIP is 4.39 as a squad for the season.

The Blue Jays have sent 249 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 106 base runners on the year with 25.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 18 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 9 of their 27 save opportunities. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have 48 holds so far this season (8th in the league). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 76 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,865 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 15th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 1,955 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 642 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and have a total of 60 double plays.

Kikuchi (36-43 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.53 while he has faced 3,075 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 722 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 257 free passes. His ERA is 4.60 (365 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.370. Kikuchi has taken the hill for 714 innings and has earned 714 K's during his career.

Cleveland has recorded 82 home runs on the campaign to go along with 332 RBIs. They have put up 119 doubles, while taking a walk 225 times as well as putting up 360 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .244 this season. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .404 and they average 5.00 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 523 instances (28th in baseball) and have tallied 583 base hits.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.182 with a FIP of 3.79 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 541. The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 266 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.49 (249 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (645 strikeouts against 218 bases on balls). They have conceded 74 long balls and they allow 3.73 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.3% out of 94 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 97 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on. With 99 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 62 holds and also 10 blown saves. They sit at 5th in MLB holding a save rate of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 267 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have converted 26 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 66 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in the majors). The Guardians have recorded 628 assists, 38 errors and have earned a total of 1,926 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 5,778 innings on the field, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in the majors).

McKenzie (21-28 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.87 earned run average while allowing 6.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 1,746 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 185 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.120 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, McKenzie has allowed 316 hits and he has 449 K's in 430 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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