Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 07/01/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets and Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday July 1, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

It is at the Rogers Center that the Toronto Blue Jays (38-44) will face the Houston Astros (41-41) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Hunter Brown and Yariel Rodriguez.

Houston is hitting .422 and has been called out 551 times, while walking 223 times. They have recorded 353 runs as well as 732 hits during the campaign, and their plate average is 0.264. The Astros racked up 135 doubles as a unit and hit 95 baseballs out of the park. They have 369 runs scored and an OBP of .322. As a unit, the Houston Astros average 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 13th in the league.

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Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.35 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Astros pitchers have allowed 93 home runs and 344 runs (12th in MLB). Houston has allowed 641 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 324 earned runs. The Astros have a team ERA of 4.07 on the season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 692 batters. They have allowed 295 walks and their FIP is 4.30 as a team on the season.

Astros pitchers have led off the contest with runners on base 43 times and have also made 70 appearances in high-leverage situations. The bullpen has racked up 43 holds for the season (15th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have a 57.1% save percentage and have been on the mound in 71 save situations. They have 16 saves for the season and have blown 12 of 28 save opportunities. Relievers have been given 64 runners on base for the season and 26.6% of them have crossed the plate. The Astros have sent 254 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Astros have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs over 6,456 innings on the field, which ranks 10th in the majors. The Houston Astros have thrown 2,152 putouts to go along with 693 walks and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988, which is fourth in the majors, and they have won 64 double plays.

Brown has pitched 256 innings and has 289 strikeouts in his professional baseball career. Brown (18-18 career win-loss record) has a 4.47 FIP while facing 1,089 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.53 (129 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.343. He has allowed 250 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 94 walks.

The Blue Jays have a .374 slugging percentage and are scoring 4.01 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have 131 doubles, 273 free bases and 325 runs driven in. Toronto has 74 home runs on the year and 307 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes 583 times (28th in MLB) and have totaled 628 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have a .312 on-base percentage and a .235 team batting average this year.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 4.49 as a pitching staff this season. They had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8.10 (638 strikeouts to 230 walks). They rank 21st in MLB as a team in total hits surrendered with 687. They have given up 111 long balls and are allowing 4.75 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). Toronto’s pitching staff allowed 375 runs during the campaign while having a 4.30 ERA (339 earned runs given up).

Toronto’s bullpen pitchers have a 30.2% success rate on 116 inherited baserunners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped on the mound 56 times in high-leverage situations and 80 times with runners on base. With 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have struck out 48 times and blown 10 saves. They rank 14th in baseball with a 64.3% save rate and have sent 273 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Toronto has called bullpen pitchers into the competition in 28 save opportunities and have recorded 18 saves.

In 6,396 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have hit 64 double plays and have a defensive percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have had 703 assists, 48 ​​errors and have had a total of 2,132 putouts so far this year.

Rodriguez (0-2 career) had a 6.11 ERA and allowed 11.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.55 and has faced 81 batters in his career. He allowed 11 earned runs while posting a 1.975 WHIP and 6.0 FIP. During his professional career, Rodriguez allowed 21 hits while accumulating 17 strikeouts in 16 innings.

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Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Houston

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