Toronto Blue Jays vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (41-49) are headed to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (44-47). The pitchers expected to start will be Yusei Kikuchi and Blake Snell.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 26th in baseball. They have notched a total of 359 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .312. The Blue Jays have hit 149 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 80 balls out of the park. They have accrued 340 RBI's as well as 694 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .235. Toronto is slugging .372 and have been rung up 663 times, while taking a walk on 302 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 122 home runs and 419 total runs (21st in MLB). Toronto has relinquished 764 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 381 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 4.33 this year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 729 hitters. They have walked 263 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.48 as a team this season.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 67.7% and stepped onto the hill in 85 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 133 base runners on the campaign with 29.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 90 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 304 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have notched 52 holds on the year (11th in the league). They have recorded 21 saves on the year and have not converted 10 of 31 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 2,375 putouts on the campaign, as well as 766 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which puts them in 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 69 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,125 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball.

Kikuchi has taken the mound for 727 frames and is sitting with 729 K's so far in his career. Kikuchi (36-45 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.57 while he has gone up against 3,134 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.64 (375 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.375. He has given up 739 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 261 free passes.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .388 and they earn 4.42 runs per game (14th in the league). They have put up 154 two-baggers, while taking a walk 303 times as well as putting up 402 runs. San Francisco has accounted for 90 home runs for the year as well as 385 RBIs. They have been rung up on 754 occasions (14th in MLB) and have earned 751 hits. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a team batting average of .244 this season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 429 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.44 (396 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 90 long balls and they concede 4.81 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.358 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (767 strikeouts against 282 free passes). They sit at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 807.

With 90 save situations, the Giants have accrued 57 holds and also 13 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have converted 18 saves. Their relievers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of their 111 inherited runners. They are ranked 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 58.1%, and they have sent 323 relievers to the hill so far this year.

In 7,224 innings played, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (29th in pro baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Giants have racked up 916 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 2,408 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Snell has conceded 807 base hits and he has 1,254 strikeouts in 1,015 innings pitched. Snell (71-58 career record) holds a 3.35 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 378 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.253 and a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and he has gone up against 4,238 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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