Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-116) Detroit (-102)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (24-27) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (23-27) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at -116 while the Tigers are at -102. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Yusei Kikuchi and Kenta Maeda.

The Blue Jays have earned 83 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 43 balls out of the park. Toronto has a slugging rate of .371 and have struck out 362 times, while being walked on 167 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 26th in the league. They have accounted for 181 RBI's as well as 380 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .233. They are sitting with 193 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 63 home runs and 227 runs (16th in baseball). Toronto has relinquished 416 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 204 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.23 for the year (20th in the league), and they have struck out 409 hitters. They have walked 157 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.34 as a squad so far this season.

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 base runners on the year with 25.3% of them earned a run for their team. Blue Jays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 54 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 165 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have tallied 29 holds for the year (12th in the league). They have accumulated 12 saves for the season and have blown 5 of 17 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 1,302 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 424 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 26th in MLB, and have accumulated 40 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,906 innings on the field, which has them ranked 23rd in MLB.

Kikuchi (34-41 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.64 while facing 2,971 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 691 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 251 free passes. His ERA is 4.54 (349 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.361. Kikuchi has thrown 692 innings and has earned 692 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Detroit is sitting with 41 home runs on the season as well as 199 runs batted in. They have put up 77 two-baggers, while taking a walk 159 times as well as putting up 209 runs. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .302 and a team batting average of .231 on the year. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .366 and they are earning 4.10 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 452 occasions (8th in the league) and have 396 hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.182 and have a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 404. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 213 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.71 (187 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (436 strikeouts against 133 free passes). They have yielded 48 homers and they relinquish 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

With 43 save situations, the Tigers have earned 20 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Detroit has had relievers take the mound in 23 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relievers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of their 73 inherited base runners. They rank 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 56.5%, and they have sent 150 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 427 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,364 putouts this season. In 4,092 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (19th in pro baseball).

In his career, Maeda has surrendered 773 base hits while he has accumulated 974 strikeouts in 897 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 400 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.149 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.78 and he has faced 3,692 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Maeda (66-50 career mark) holds a 4.01 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-116)

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