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When the Houston Astros play the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, the game will be at Rogers Center. The Astros are 10-9. (13-7). If the Astros win this game, they’ll get +130 points. If the Blue Jays win, the Astros will get -150.
The Astros have 27 doubles and have hit 21 home runs as a team. In the last two years, Houston has been hit by a pitch 154 times and has walked 62 times. It’s 22nd in the league for the Houston Astros to score 3.6 runs per game, which is good enough for them. With 66 runs scored and 128 hits, they have a batting average of.204 so far this season, which is good for fourth place in their league! Their on-base percentage is.279, and they have scored 68 runs so far this season.
There have been 18 times when Astros pitchers have faced runners on base and 27 times when they have pitched in high-stakes situations. There were 13 saves made by relievers over the course of the whole season (10th in the league). The Astros relievers have a 71.4 percent save percentage and have made 20 saves in 20 chances. As of now, they have made five saves and lost two of their seven chances. For the season, bullpen pitchers have given up 27 base runners, and 33.3 percent of those runners have made it to the plate, so far. It has been a long season for the Astros. They have sent 70 relievers to the mound.
It took the Astros 1,515 innings to get 71.7 percent of balls in play to get outs, which is 11th in the major leagues. This puts them in 11th place. During the season, the Houston Astros have made 505 putouts, 146 assists, and seven errors. This is a total of their record. If they play well, their fielding percentage is.989, which is good for sixth place in the MLB. They also have 14 double plays.
If the Blue Jays hit the ball well, they usually score 4.00 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have 30 doubles to their name, as well as 52 walks and 80 runs on their record. At this point in the season, Toronto has hit 26 home runs and driven in 79 runs. They’ve been called out 167 times (16th in the MLB) and have 164 hits. In this season, the Toronto Blue Jays have a.304 on-base percentage and a.245.
The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.162 and a FIP of 3.29 this season. With 158 hits allowed, they are now 25th in the MLB as a pitching staff with 158. Their team ERA is 3.54. They have given up 77 runs this season (70 earned runs conceded). This means that they have a 3.39 strikeout-to-walk rate (166 strikeouts against 49 free passes). 16 home runs have been given up by them, and they’ve given up 3.89 runs per nine innings (11th in the league).
In 15 chances for saves, Toronto has used pitchers from the bullpen. They have earned 10 saves. Because they have a save percentage of 66.7 percent this season, they are 22nd in the league. They have used 79 bullpen relievers this season. They’ve used their bullpen 34 times in high-stakes situations and 18 times with runners on base, so far this season. Out of the 27 inherited runners, Toronto relief pitchers have a 37.0 percent chance of getting them to score. With 32 save chances, the Blue Jays have 16 holds and five saves that didn’t work out.
It’s been a good season for the Toronto Blue Jays. They’ve made 14 double plays this year and have a fielding percentage of.987 (13th in MLB). A lot of Blue Jays players helped out this season. There were also 9 errors, and the team made 535 putouts. During their 1,605 innings on the field, the Blue Jays’ defence has been effective at 70% of the time (17th in pro baseball).
Pick: Take Toronto (-150)
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