Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Toronto Blue Jays (2-3) are traveling to Minute Maid Park on Wednesday where they will meet the Houston Astros (1-4). The starting pitchers are Chris Bassitt and Cristian Javier.

The Blue Jays have tallied 3 doubles as a squad and have hit 6 balls out of the park. Toronto is slugging .316 and have been rung up 40 times, while taking a walk on 21 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.0 runs/g, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have amassed 19 RBI's in addition to 29 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .184. They are sitting with 20 runs scored while having a team OBP of .282.

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The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 5.57 so far this season (21st in the league), and they have struck out 38 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 10 home runs and 27 runs (20th in the league). They have walked 14 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.94 as a team so far this season. Toronto has given up 44 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 26 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Blue Jays have sent 14 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 4 base runners this season with 25.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have recorded 0 saves for the season. The Blue Jays bullpen have compiled a save rate of 0.0%. The bullpen are sitting with 0 holds on the campaign (30th in MLB). Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with runners on 4 times in addition to having 0 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 126 putouts this season, as well as 44 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .971 which puts them in 25th in MLB, and have a total of 4 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 378 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball.

Bassitt has taken the ball for 942 innings and has earned 863 strikeouts during his career. Bassitt (62-43 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.92 while he has gone up against 3,940 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (367 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.194. He has conceded 836 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 289 free passes.

The Houston Astros have accumulated an OBP of .340 as well as a batting average of .276 on the season. They have struck out on 35 occasions (20th in the league) and have recorded 48 base knocks. Houston has accumulated 7 home runs over the course of the season and 20 RBIs. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .443 and they earn 4.20 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have recorded 8 doubles, while taking a walk 15 times and racking up 21 runs.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.356 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.45 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 38. The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 21 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.60 (18 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.80 (49 strikeouts vs 23 bases on balls). They have surrendered 5 home runs and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of their 8 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 5 times in high leverage situations and also on 4 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 4 save situations, the Astros have recorded 1 hold and also 3 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 17 relievers to the mound for the season. Houston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have tallied 0 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 6 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (18th in professional baseball). The Astros have accrued 48 assists, 3 errors and have earned 135 putouts for the season. Out of their 405 innings played, the Astros hold a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (18th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Javier has surrendered 339 base hits while he has accumulated 543 strikeouts in 472 frames. Javier (30-17 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.53 earned run average and has allowed 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 185 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.112 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 1,933 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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