Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (74-78) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (72-80) at Tropicana Field on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Yariel Rodriguez and Taj Bradley.

Toronto is slugging .394 and have been rung up 1,155 times, while drawing a walk on 474 occasions. They have recorded 613 runs batted in and 1,232 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .242. The Blue Jays have earned 269 doubles as a unit and have smacked 151 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 643 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 19th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 200 home runs in addition to 698 runs (22nd in baseball). Toronto has surrendered 1,234 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 638 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 4.29 over the course of the season (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,235 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 469 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.48 as a team this year.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 510 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 230 runners for the year with 31.3% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 36 saves so far this year and have blown 21 of their 57 save chances. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.2% and has entered the game in 139 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 79 holds on the season (16th in the league). Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 148 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,054 innings, ranking them 8th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 4,018 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,261 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 24th in MLB, and have accumulated 116 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 77 innings and has accumulated 77 punch outs during his career. Rodriguez (1-6 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.25 while going up against 329 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.31 (37 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. He has allowed 66 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 35 walks.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .231 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,400 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 1,174 hits. Tampa Bay has 140 home runs this year as well as 540 RBIs. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they are earning 3.81 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have 239 doubles, while taking a walk 473 times and recording 579 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 639 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (581 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 193 HR's and they allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (1,302 strikeouts against 426 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,218.

With 166 save situations, the Rays have 98 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 66 save chances and they have earned 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 189 times in high leverage situations and also on 118 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.8% out of 172 inherited runners. They are ranked 4th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.7%, and they have sent 510 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 1,199 assists, 86 errors and have accounted for 4,064 putouts this year. Out of their 12,192 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Bradley has conceded 219 hits while he has accumulated 272 strikeouts in 232 innings pitched. He has allowed 127 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.302 and having a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.28 and he has gone up against 993 opposing hitters so far in his career. Bradley (11-19 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.93 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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