Toronto Blue Jays vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (41-50) are on their way to Oracle Park on Thursday where they will meet the San Francisco Giants (45-47). The starting pitchers will be Kevin Gausman and Jordan Hicks.

Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 671 times, while being walked on 307 occasions. They have tallied 343 RBI's and 697 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .233. The Blue Jays have accrued 150 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 81 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 362 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 4.33 this season (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 743 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 124 home runs and 423 total runs (21st in baseball). They have walked 265 batters and their FIP is 4.47 as a unit so far this year. Toronto has surrendered 773 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 385 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 306 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 133 base runners so far this year and 29.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 21 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of their 32 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 65.6% and has come into the game in 87 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 53 holds so far this season (11th in baseball). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 90 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,203 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 2,401 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 771 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 22nd in pro baseball, and have 70 double plays.

Gausman has taken the ball for 1,633 frames and has totaled 1,704 K's in his career. Gausman (94-99 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.83 while he has gone up against 6,876 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.89 (706 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. He has surrendered 1,618 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 456 walks.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .389 and they tally 4.41 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have hit 155 doubles, while getting a free base 305 times and putting up 406 runs. San Francisco has hit 92 HRs on the campaign as well as 388 RBIs. They have been rung up on 768 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned 760 hits. The San Francisco Giants have compiled a team on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .244 on the year.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.352 with a FIP of 3.93 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (775 strikeouts against 287 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 810. They have given up 91 homers and they concede 4.79 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 432 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (399 earned runs conceded).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.8% of 111 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with runners on base. With 92 save situations, the Giants have earned 58 holds and also 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball with a save rate of 56.3%, and they have sent 327 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 32 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves.

In their 7,305 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.2% (29th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (17th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 927 assists, 52 errors and have earned a total of 2,435 putouts for the season.

Hicks (15-26 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.75 ERA while surrendering 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and he has faced 1,428 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 139 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.308 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his MLB career, Hicks has conceded 268 hits and he has 337 strikeouts in 333 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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