Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+132) Houston (-156)

Minute Maid Park is where the Houston Astros (0-4) will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (2-2) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at +132 and the Astros open at -156. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Jose Berrios and Framber Valdez.

Toronto has a slugging % of .382 and have been rung up 33 times, while being walked on 19 occasions. They have 19 runs batted in as well as 29 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .221. The Blue Jays have accumulated 3 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 6 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 20 runs and have an OBP of .322. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 12th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this year (15th in the league), and they have rung up 30 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 5 home runs and also 17 runs in total (17th in the league). They have walked 11 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.93 as a squad on the season. Toronto has yielded 32 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 16 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.73 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 11 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 3 runners on the year and 33.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have 0 saves this year. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game in 0 save situations. The bullpen have 0 holds this year (30th in the league). Blue Jays pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 3 times as well as having 0 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 102 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 34 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .965 which puts them in 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 3 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 306 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in pro baseball.

Berrios has taken the ball for 1,219 innings and has accounted for 1,196 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.14 (561 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.243. He has surrendered 1,152 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 364 walks. Berrios (84-66 career record) has a FIP of 4.04 while he has faced 5,146 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Astros have a SLG% of .345 and they average 2.75 runs per outing (26th in baseball). They have 6 two-baggers, while taking a walk 12 times and putting up 11 runs. Houston has compiled 2 home runs so far this year to go along with 10 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 27 instances (24th in the league) and have accounted for 36 base hits. The Houston Astros have tallied a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .259 so far this year.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.639 and have a FIP of 5.03 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 10.50 (42 strikeouts vs 21 walks). They sit at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 38. They have allowed 5 homers and they yield 5.25 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 21 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.50 (18 earned runs relinquished).

Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have tallied 0 saves. They are ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 17 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relievers have taken the field 5 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 8 inherited base runners. With 4 save situations, the Astros have 1 hold in addition to 3 blown saves.

In their 324 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 62.9% (24th in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (20th in professional baseball). The Astros have accrued 35 assists, 3 errors and have a tally of 108 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Valdez has allowed 606 hits while he has earned 702 strikeouts in 717 innings. He has allowed 272 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.225 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and he has gone up against 3,001 opposing hitters in his career. Valdez (53-34 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.41 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+132)

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