Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (16-19) are traveling to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (24-11). The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Berrios and Cristopher Sanchez.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have accounted for 128 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .308. The Blue Jays have accrued 57 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 30 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 118 RBI's in addition to 255 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .226. Toronto is slugging .362 and have struck out 259 times, while drawing a walk on 123 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 4.51 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 275 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and 165 runs (21st in MLB). They have walked 118 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.62 as a unit so far this season. Toronto has given up 299 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 151 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39.

The Blue Jays relievers have earned a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 base runners this season with 27.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 42 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 115 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 20 holds over the course of the season (13th in MLB). They have compiled 9 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 out of their 12 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,709 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 24th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 903 putouts on the year, in addition to 300 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Berrios (87-68 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.04 while he has faced 5,292 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,177 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 376 free passes. His earned run average is 4.05 (566 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.235. Berrios has thrown 1,257 innings and has accounted for 1,221 K's so far in his career.

Philadelphia has tallied 42 long balls this year to go along with 163 RBIs. They have recorded 43 two-baggers, while walking 131 times and scoring 172 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .255 this year. The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .409 and they earn 4.91 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have struck out on 305 occasions (11th in baseball) and are sitting with 300 base knocks.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 132 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.36 (117 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 31 homers and they surrender 3.80 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.163 with a FIP of 3.41 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.60 (333 strikeouts against 103 walks). They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 261.

Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 18 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. They sit at 14th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 105 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 48.6% out of their 35 inherited base runners. With 40 save situations, the Phillies have accrued 22 holds and 6 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 23 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in baseball). The Phillies have accrued 315 assists, 22 errors and have 939 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 2,817 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (13th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Sanchez has surrendered 174 base knocks while totaling 173 K's in 181 frames. He has given up a total of 82 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 764 opposing batters during his MLB career. Sanchez (7-10 career mark) has earned a 4.07 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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