Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (6-1) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (3-4) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Bowden Francis and Luis Gil.

Toronto is slugging .301 and have struck out 52 times, while drawing a walk on 29 occasions. They have 21 RBI's and 38 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .176. The Blue Jays have earned 6 doubles as a team and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 22 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .278. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 3.1 runs/g, which ranks them 26th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 5.34 on the campaign (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 49 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 15 home runs and 36 runs in total (22nd in MLB). They have walked 22 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 6.10 as a unit on the season. Toronto has surrendered 67 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 35 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Blue Jays bullpen have stepped onto the mound in 0 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 12 base runners so far this year with 25.0% of those players crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 9 times as well as having 0 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 21 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have recorded 0 holds so far this year (30th in the league). They have recorded 0 saves this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 177 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 63 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which ranks 25th in pro baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 531 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

Francis (1-1 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.38 while he has faced 165 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 33 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 9 free passes. His earned run average is 2.98 (14 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.992. Francis has pitched in 42 frames and has earned 43 strikeouts during his MLB career.

New York has accounted for 7 HRs this year and 27 runs batted in. They have 10 two-baggers, while getting a free base 30 times and scoring 32 runs. The New York Yankees have a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .238 for the season. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .368 and they are earning 4.57 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 61 instances (12th in MLB) and have tallied 57 hits.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.313 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.30 (52 strikeouts vs 23 walks). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 61. They have surrendered 5 home runs and they yield 3.52 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have yielded 25 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 2.53 (18 earned runs given up).

With 12 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 5 holds and also 2 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 7 save chances and they have come away with 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations and also on 8 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% of 11 inherited base runners. They are ranked 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 23 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The New York Yankees have gotten 5 double plays and have a fielding rate of .974 (26th in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 68 assists, 7 errors and have earned 192 putouts this season. Out of their 576 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (20th in pro baseball).

Gil (1-1 career mark) is the owner of a 3.55 earned run average while giving up 6.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.04 and he has gone up against 166 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 15 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and a FIP of 3.9. So far in his career, Gil has conceded 26 base knocks and he has 49 K's in 38 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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