Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-110) Kansas City (-106)

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (13-10) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (13-10) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Toronto at -110 and Kansas City is priced at -106. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Yariel Rodriguez and Alec Marsh.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have accumulated 91 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Blue Jays have tallied 41 doubles as a squad and have smacked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 84 RBI's and 174 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is at .233. Toronto is slugging .377 and have struck out 168 times, while taking a walk on 85 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 33 home runs in addition to 102 total runs (19th in the league). Toronto has surrendered 188 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 97 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 4.34 so far this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 204 batters. They have walked 82 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.63 as a team on the year.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 72 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 35 base runners on the campaign with 34.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 7 saves so far this season and have blown 1 of 8 save opportunities. The Blue Jays relievers have a save percentage of 87.5% and has entered the game in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 14 holds this season (13th in MLB). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 26 times as well as having 11 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,809 innings, which has them ranked 18th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 603 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 185 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 7th in baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 7 innings and has earned 13 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.35 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.304. He has allowed 7 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 3 walks. Rodriguez (0-0 career record) has a FIP of 4.35 while going up against 32 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .405 and they are recording 4.83 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have recorded 37 doubles, while getting a free base 73 times as well as racking up 111 runs. Kansas City has tallied 28 home runs on the campaign as well as 104 runs batted in. They have struck out on 168 occasions (26th in the league) and have accounted for 181 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .306 as well as a team batting average of .237 on the year.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.255 in addition to having a FIP of 3.68 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 185. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 75 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.26 (74 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.50 (170 strikeouts vs 71 walks). They have conceded 15 HR's and they relinquish 3.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 18.2% out of their 22 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on. With 19 save situations, the Royals have earned 11 holds and 2 blown saves. They sit at 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 73 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 8 save chances and they have converted 6 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in MLB). The Royals have racked up 219 assists, 9 errors and have 612 putouts so far this season. Out of their 1,836 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in MLB).

Marsh (6-9 career win-loss mark) holds a 5.12 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and he has gone up against 432 opposing hitters in his career. He has conceded a total of 55 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.438 and having a FIP of 5.1. During his career, Marsh has conceded 95 base knocks and he has 101 K's in 96 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-110)

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