Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (66-70) are on their way to Target Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (72-61). The pitchers expected to start will be Yariel Rodriguez and Bailey Ober.

Toronto has a slugging rate of .392 and have struck out 1,024 times, while being walked on 433 occasions. They have accumulated 541 RBI's in addition to 1,079 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is at .239. The Blue Jays have hit 241 doubles as a team and have hit 136 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 569 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

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The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.39 on the season (25th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,118 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 184 long balls and also 633 total runs (25th in baseball). They have walked 414 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.48 as a team this year. Toronto has surrendered 1,116 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 584 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.0% and has come into the game in 125 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 204 runners this season and 31.4% of those runners crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 130 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 451 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have 72 holds so far this season (12th in baseball). They have accumulated 35 saves on the season and have blown 15 out of their 50 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have transformed 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,776 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 12th in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have 3,592 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,122 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 23rd in baseball, and have accumulated 101 double plays.

Rodriguez (1-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.77 while he has faced 282 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 58 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 31 walks. His earned run average is 4.84 (35 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.367. Rodriguez has taken the ball for 65 innings and is sitting with 66 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Minnesota has hit 162 home runs on the season as well as 611 RBIs. They have 264 two-baggers, while taking a walk 394 times as well as notching 646 runs. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .253 for the year. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .428 and they are earning 4.86 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,074 occasions (21st in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,144 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 583 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.12 (540 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 154 HR's and they surrender 4.45 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.180 with a FIP of 3.83 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.20 (1,208 strikeouts vs 343 free passes). They rank 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,048.

Sitting with 130 save situations, the Twins have amassed 77 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 159 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.0% out of 149 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 429 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In their 10,617 innings on the field, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 1,001 assists, 61 errors and have earned a total of 3,539 putouts this year.

Ober (25-18 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.77 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.63 and he has faced 1,749 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 182 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.085 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Ober has conceded 376 base hits while he has earned 440 K's in 434 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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