Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Toronto Blue Jays (30-32) are en route to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (25-39). The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -134 and the Athletics are at +110. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bowden Francis and Mitch Spence.

Toronto has a slugging rate of .370 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while being walked on 213 occasions. They have compiled 230 runs batted in and 478 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .234. The Blue Jays have recorded 102 doubles as a unit and have hit 53 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 243 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 24th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.29 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 495 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 83 home runs and also 286 runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 182 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.44 as a team this season. Toronto has allowed 522 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 260 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Blue Jays relievers have accumulated a save rate of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 60 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 89 base runners on the season and 25.8% of those runners crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 64 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 208 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have recorded 39 holds for the season (10th in the league). They have earned 15 saves so far this year and have missed out on 6 of their 21 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of 4,911 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 15th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have 1,637 putouts thus far, in addition to 539 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which is 15th in baseball, and have 49 double plays.

Francis (3-2 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 223 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 46 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 15 walks. His ERA is 4.09 (25 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.109. Francis has taken the hill for 55 innings and has earned 55 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .293 in addition to a batting average of .221 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 620 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have tallied 471 base knocks. Oakland has 74 home runs for the season and 225 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .377 and they earn 3.69 runs per game (28th in the league). They have notched 94 two-baggers, while taking a walk 199 times as well as earning 236 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.311 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff this year. They sit at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 539. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 303 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.19 (265 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (497 strikeouts against 207 free passes). They have allowed 59 home runs and they yield 4.79 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

With 65 save situations, the Athletics have earned 42 holds and 7 blown saves. Oakland has had relievers enter the game in 22 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 68 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.7% out of their 87 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 203 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 64 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (29th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 561 assists, 44 errors and have a tally of 1,707 putouts this year. In 5,121 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (23rd in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Spence has conceded 41 base hits while accumulating 37 K's in 44 frames. Spence (4-3 career record) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA and has allowed 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 19 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.224 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and he has gone up against 181 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-134)

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