Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (22-26) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Friday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (23-26). The pitchers taking the mound will be Alek Manoah and Matt Manning.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in baseball. They have tallied 182 runs and have an on-base percentage of .308. The Blue Jays have tallied 80 doubles as a team and have knocked 40 balls out of the park. They have tallied 170 runs batted in and 357 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .229. Toronto has a slugging rate of .363 and have been called out on strikes 345 times, while drawing a walk on 163 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have an ERA of 4.38 this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 376 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 60 home runs and also 213 runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 144 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.43 as a unit for the season. Toronto has surrendered 390 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 194 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.61 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 runners on the season with 25.3% of them crossed home plate. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 54 times and also have had 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 159 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 28 holds for the year (13th in the league). They have 12 saves for the year and have blown 5 out of their 17 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,753 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 1,251 putouts this year, as well as 407 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 25th in professional baseball, and have a total of 38 double plays.

Manoah has thrown 413 innings and has racked up 405 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.31 (152 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.163. He has allowed 325 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 156 free passes. Manoah (29-19 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.09 while he has gone up against 1,735 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .367 and they have an average of 4.12 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have hit 76 two-baggers, while walking 153 times and recording 202 runs. Detroit has knocked in 39 home runs this season to go along with 192 RBIs. They have struck out on 436 occasions (11th in the league) and have notched a total of 384 hits. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .303 as well as a team batting average of .232 so far this year.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 184 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.38 (158 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 41 homers and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.145 and have a FIP of 3.52 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (402 strikeouts against 124 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 357.

With 42 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 20 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of their 70 inherited runners. They sit at 25th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 144 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

Out of their 3,930 innings on the field, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (14th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Tigers have recorded 414 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,310 putouts this season.

Manning (11-15 career record) has a 4.43 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and he has faced 1,087 batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 125 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.287 and having a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Manning has allowed 242 base knocks while totaling 178 strikeouts in 254 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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