Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-134) Oakland (+110)

The Oakland Athletics (25-39) will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (30-32) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Blue Jays at -134 and the Athletics are sitting at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kevin Gausman and Luis Medina.

The Blue Jays have accrued 102 doubles as a unit and have hit 53 balls out of the park. Toronto is slugging .370 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while drawing a walk on 213 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which is 24th in MLB. They have earned 230 runs batted in as well as 478 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .234. They have earned 243 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 83 home runs and also 286 total runs (20th in the league). Toronto has surrendered 522 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 260 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.29 over the course of the season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 495 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 182 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.44 as a team this season.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 208 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 89 runners so far this year with 25.8% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 15 saves for the year and have missed out on 6 of their 21 chances to get a save. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 60 save situations. The relievers have a total of 39 holds for the season (10th in MLB). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 64 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,911 innings, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 1,637 putouts thus far, as well as 539 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 15th in professional baseball, and have earned 49 double plays.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,597 frames and has accumulated 1,662 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Gausman (92-95 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.81 while he has faced 6,715 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.87 (687 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.268. He has conceded 1,581 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 444 walks.

Oakland has accounted for 74 home runs over the course of the season as well as 225 RBIs. They have 94 doubles, while taking a walk 199 times as well as scoring 236 runs. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an OBP of .293 and a team batting average of .221 so far this season. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .377 and they average 3.69 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have been rung up on 620 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 471 hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 303 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.19 (265 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 59 homers and they surrender 4.79 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.311 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (497 strikeouts against 207 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 539.

With 65 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 42 holds and 7 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 22 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 68 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% of 87 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 203 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

In their 5,121 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 64 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (29th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 561 assists, 44 errors and have amassed 1,707 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Medina has conceded 111 base knocks while tallying 112 strikeouts in 115 innings pitched. Medina (3-10 career win-loss record) holds a 5.16 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up 66 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.477 and a FIP of 5.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and he has gone up against 516 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-134)

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