Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+104) New York (-122)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (6-1) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (3-4) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Toronto at +104 and New York is opening at -122. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Kevin Gausman and Clarke Schmidt.

The Blue Jays have tallied 6 doubles as a unit and have knocked 7 baseballs out of the park. Toronto has a slugging rate of .301 and have been rung up 52 times, while being walked on 29 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 3.1 runs per game, which has them at 26th in baseball. They have amassed 21 runs batted in and 38 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .176. They are sitting with 22 runs scored and have an OBP of .278.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.23 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 15 long balls in addition to 36 total runs (22nd in the league). Toronto has conceded 67 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 35 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 5.34 for the season (24th in baseball), and they have rung up 49 batters. They have walked 22 opposing hitters and their FIP is 6.10 as a unit for the season.

Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with players on base 9 times in addition to having 0 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 0 holds so far this year (30th in MLB). The Blue Jays bullpen have entered the game in 0 save situations. They have tallied 0 saves over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 12 base runners this season with 25.0% of them crossed home plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 21 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 177 putouts so far this season, in addition to 63 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 531 innings on the field, ranking them 21st in pro baseball.

Gausman has taken the ball for 1,541 innings and is sitting with 1,609 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.84 (657 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.263. He has given up 1,517 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 429 free passes. Gausman (88-91 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 6,471 batters in the major leagues.

New York is sitting with 7 home runs so far this season to go along with 27 runs batted in. They have hit 10 doubles, while taking a walk 30 times and earning 32 runs. The New York Yankees have earned a team on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .238 for the year. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .368 and they tally 4.57 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 61 occasions (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 57 base hits.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.313 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 61. The New York pitching staff have given up 25 runs for the year while having an ERA of 2.53 (18 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.30 (52 strikeouts against 23 bases on balls). They have given up 5 home runs and they relinquish 3.52 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

With 12 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 5 holds and also 2 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 7 save chances and they have come away with 5 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations and also on 8 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of their 11 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 23 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The New York Yankees have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .974 (26th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 68 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 192 putouts for the season. In their 576 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (20th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Schmidt has surrendered 240 hits while totaling 223 K's in 234 frames. Schmidt (14-15 career mark) holds a 4.37 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 114 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.359 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and he has gone up against 1,022 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+104)

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