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

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, 21 September 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

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

Toronto has a slugging average of .394 and has been hit 1,155 times while allowing a walk 474 times. They have scored 613 runs batted in and 1,232 hits this season while their team batting average is .242. As a team, the Blue Jays have hit 269 doubles and hit 151 balls out of the park. They have scored 643 runs and hold a team on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays score 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 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. The Blue Jays’ pitchers have allowed 200 home runs and 698 runs (22nd in baseball). Toronto has allowed 1,234 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 638 earned runs. The Blue Jays have a 4.29 ERA on the season (22nd in the league) and the team has struck out 1,235 batters. Their pitching staff has allowed 469 batters to walks and their FIP as a team is 4.48 this year.

The Blue Jays have sent 510 relievers to the mound so far this season. Bullpen pitchers have taken on 230 runners this year, with 31.3% of them crossing the plate. They have earned 36 saves so far this year and wasted 21 of their 57 save opportunities. Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.2% and have entered the game in 139 save situations. The bullpen has accumulated 79 holds this season (16th in the league). Blue Jays pitchers have come to the mound with runners on base 148 times and have had 121 appearances in high-pressure situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 12,054 innings, ranking eighth in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have 4,018 putouts so far this season, along with 1,261 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is steady at .984, ranking 24th in MLB, and they have accumulated 116 double plays.

Rodriguez has spent 77 innings on the mound and has 77 punch outs over the course of his career. Rodriguez (career record: 1-6 wins/losses) has a FIP of 4.25 while facing 329 opposing batters in the major leagues. 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 35 walks.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a .304 on-base percentage and a .231 batting average so far this season. They have scored a run 1,400 times (6th in the league) and have 1,174 total hits. Tampa Bay has 140 home runs this year, along with 540 RBIs. The Rays have a .370 slugging percentage and are scoring 3.81 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have 239 doubles, have walked 473 times and have scored 579 runs.

Tampa Bay’s pitchers have allowed 639 runs this season and have a team ERA of 3.86 (581 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 193 home runs and allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.214 and a FIP of 4.17 as pitchers this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (1,302 strikeouts on 426 bases on balls). They currently rank 11th in the league with 1,218 hits allowed.

In 166 save situations, the Rays have 98 holds and 20 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called relievers to the mound in 66 save opportunities and has made 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped to the mound 189 times in high-pressure situations and 118 times with base runners. Tampa Bay’s relievers have an inherited score percentage of 23.8% of 172 inherited runners. They rank fourth in the league with a save percentage of 69.7% and have sent 510 bullpen pitchers to the field this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Rays have made 1,199 assists and 86 errors this year and have been responsible for 4,064 putouts. In 12,192 innings pitched, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in the major leagues).

In his MLB career, Bradley has allowed 219 hits and has 272 strikeouts in 232 innings pitched. He has allowed 127 ERs while having a WHIP of 1.302 and a FIP of 4.9. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 3.28 and he has faced 993 opposing hitters so far in his career. Bradley (11-19 career win-loss record) has a 4.93 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Josh Schonwald’s tip: Take Tampa Bay

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