Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+230) Toronto (-275)
The Detroit Tigers (40-60) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (55-44). The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at +230 and the Blue Jays open at -275. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Drew Hutchison and Ross Stripling.
The Tigers have tallied 137 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 balls out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging % of .336 and have struck out 844 times, while drawing a walk on 242 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in the league. They have earned 308 RBI's as well as 750 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .228. They have racked up 323 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .285.
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The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.09 on the campaign (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 737 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Tigers pitchers have allowed 96 home runs and also 442 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 301 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a unit on the campaign.
The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 76.7% and has come into the game in 86 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 121 runners on the year and 28.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 69 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 356 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have recorded 54 holds this season (13th in the league). They have tallied 23 saves so far this year and have blown 7 of their 30 save opportunities.
The Detroit Tigers have accounted for 2,613 putouts this season, as well as 843 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them ranked 16th in baseball, and they have turned 77 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,839 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB.
Hutchison (36-28 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.44 while he has faced 2,296 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 552 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) with 189 walks. His ERA is 4.96 (290 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.408. Hutchison has taken the mound for 526 frames and has tallied 454 strikeouts thus far in his career.
The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a batting average of .268 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 770 occasions (24th in baseball) and have totaled 910 base hits. Toronto has a total of 129 HRs on the year as well as 471 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .442 and they are scoring 4.89 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have 194 doubles, while walking 294 times and scoring 484 runs.
The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 831. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 426 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.93 (384 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.24 (842 strikeouts vs 260 free passes). They have relinquished 119 homers and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).
Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.1% out of 146 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 97 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 102 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 54 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have sent 356 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the game in 45 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves.
The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 80 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 839 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 2,640 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 7,920 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in professional baseball).
So far in his career, Stripling has given up 598 base knocks while he has earned 573 strikeouts in 616 innings. He has given up a total of 264 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.221 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.72 and he has faced 2,563 batters during his pro baseball career. Stripling (33-37 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.86 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+230)
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