Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Sportsnet

The New York Yankees (6-1) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (3-4) at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The starting pitchers are Yusei Kikuchi and Marcus Stroman.

Toronto is slugging .301 and have been called out on strikes 52 times, while drawing a walk on 29 occasions. They have accrued 21 RBI's in addition to 38 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .176. The Blue Jays have recorded 6 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 7 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 22 runs and hold an OBP of .278. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 3.1 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 15 long balls and 36 runs (23rd in baseball). Toronto has conceded 67 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 35 earned runs. The Blue Jays have compiled a team earned run average of 5.34 on the year (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 49 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 22 opposing batters and their FIP is 6.16 as a team this season.

The Blue Jays have sent 21 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 12 base runners this year with 25.0% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 0 saves this year. The Blue Jays relievers have stepped onto the hill in 0 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 0 holds on the year (30th in baseball). Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 9 times and also have had 0 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 531 innings, which has them sitting 21st in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 177 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 63 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is at .976 which has them ranked 24th in MLB, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Kikuchi has taken the mound for 638 innings and has accounted for 635 K's in his pro baseball career. Kikuchi (32-38 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.84 and he has faced 2,757 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.72 (335 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.388. He has surrendered 645 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 241 walks.

New York has recorded 7 long balls for the season to go along with 27 runs batted in. They have 10 doubles, while getting a free base 30 times as well as notching 32 runs. The New York Yankees have an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .238 for the year. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .368 and they are scoring 4.57 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 61 instances (12th in MLB) and are sitting with 57 hits.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.313 with a FIP of 3.96 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.30 (52 strikeouts against 23 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 61. They have yielded 5 homers and they concede 3.52 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 25 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 2.53 (18 earned runs given up).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 23 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of their 11 inherited runners. With 12 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 5 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In 576 innings on the field, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (20th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 5 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .974 (25th in the majors). The Yankees have accrued 68 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 192 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Stroman has surrendered 1,261 base hits while he has totaled 1,095 strikeouts in 1,309 innings pitched. Stroman (78-76 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.64 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 529 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.251 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 5,448 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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