Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-105) Texas (-115)

The Texas Rangers (72-79) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (72-79) at Globe Life Field on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Blue Jays at -105 and the Rangers are opening at -115. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Kevin Gausman and Jacob deGrom.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 18th in baseball. They are sitting with 643 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Blue Jays have hit 268 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 151 balls out of the park. They have tallied 613 RBI's as well as 1,227 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .243. Toronto has a slugging % of .396 and have struck out 1,146 times, while taking a walk on 474 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 4.30 for the season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,225 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 199 home runs and 696 runs in total (22nd in baseball). They have walked 468 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.49 as a squad so far this year. Toronto has allowed 1,229 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 636 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 148 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 79 holds this season (15th in MLB). The Blue Jays bullpen have a save rate of 63.2% and has entered the game in 139 save situations. They have earned 36 saves for the year and have missed out on 21 of their 57 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 230 base runners on the season and 31.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Blue Jays have sent 509 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 3,994 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,258 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which puts them in 23rd in MLB, and have accumulated 116 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,982 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in pro baseball.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,706 innings and has racked up 1,756 strikeouts in his career. Gausman (100-102 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.80 and he has faced 7,170 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.86 (732 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.264. He has allowed 1,676 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 481 walks.

Texas has knocked in 160 home runs over the course of the season as well as 607 runs batted in. They have recorded 206 doubles, while taking a walk 460 times and scoring 636 runs. The Texas Rangers are sitting with an OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .238 so far this year. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .378 and they tally 4.21 runs per game (21st in the league). They have struck out on 1,191 instances (23rd in baseball) and have recorded 1,211 hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,276 strikeouts against 498 walks). They come in at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,229. They have relinquished 189 home runs and they relinquish 4.70 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 694 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (650 earned runs surrendered).

With 127 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 71 holds and also 19 blown saves. Texas has had relievers enter the game in 54 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 168 times in high leverage situations and also on 167 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.2% out of their 265 inherited runners. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 64.8%, and they have dispatched 449 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 11,973 innings played, the Rangers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (12th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 104 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Rangers have 1,271 assists, 60 errors and are sitting with 3,991 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, deGrom has conceded 1,044 base hits and he has 1,656 punch outs in 1,359 innings pitched. He has allowed 381 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.994 and having a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.39 and he has faced 5,348 hitters so far in his career. deGrom (84-57 mark in his career) has a 2.52 earned run average and has given up 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas (-115) and under 8 runs

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