Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Toronto Blue Jays (67-74) are on their way to Truist Park on Saturday, where they will face the Atlanta Braves (76-63). Jose Berrios and Spencer Schwellenbach will be on the mound as pitchers.

As a team, the Blue Jays have hit 252 two-baggers and hit 145 balls out of the ballpark. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .397 and has 1,064 strikeouts while allowing 445 walks. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are batting 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have 570 RBIs so far this season, along with 1,134 hits, and their team batting average is .241. They have scored 598 total runs and hold an OBP of .313.

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The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.37 this season (25th in the league) and the team has struck out 1,157 batters. The Blue Jays’ pitchers have allowed 191 home runs and 653 runs (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has allowed 432 opposing players to get away on walks and their FIP as a team is 4.52 so far this year. Toronto has allowed 1,156 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 602 earned runs. They have posted a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have taken the mound with runners on 136 times and have made 108 appearances in high-pressure situations. The bullpen has a total of 76 holds this season (12th in the league). Blue Jays relief pitchers have posted a 66.0% save rate and have taken the mound in 132 save situations. They have made 35 saves so far this season and wasted 18 of their 53 save opportunities. Relief pitchers have taken on 214 runners this season and 31.8% of them have scored a run for their team. The Blue Jays have sent 470 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.3% of the balls batted into play into outs in their 11,163 innings, which ranks 10th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have totaled 3,721 putouts on the season, along with 1,168 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is .984, which ranks 23rd in baseball, and they have forced 108 double plays.

Berrios (career record 97-75 wins/losses) has a FIP of 4.02 and has faced 5,819 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,295 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and 410 walks. His earned run average is 4.08 (627 ERs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.233. Berrios has carried the ball for 1,383 innings and has 1,324 punch outs in his professional baseball career.

The Atlanta Braves have posted a .307 on-base percentage and a .241 batting average this year. They have been called for strikes 1,276 times (7th in baseball) and have totaled 1,132 hits. Atlanta has hit 181 home runs and scored 571 runs batted in this year. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .412 and are scoring 4.29 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have hit 235 doubles, walked 413 times and scored 597 runs.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.216 this season and a FIP of 3.49 as a unit. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 9.60 (1,322 strikeouts versus 393 walks). They rank 10th in baseball as a team with 1,111 hits allowed. They have allowed 128 home runs and allow 3.86 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). Atlanta’s pitching staff has allowed 530 runs this season and has a 3.58 ERA (492 earned runs allowed).

With 109 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 56 holds as well as 17 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers on the mound for 53 save opportunities and they have made 36 saves. Their relievers have entered the mound 129 times in high-pressure situations and also 93 times with baserunners. Atlanta’s bullpen pitchers have a 32.8% score rate taken on 125 runners taken on. They currently rank 7th in the league with a 67.9% save percentage and have put 407 bullpen pitchers on the field so far this season.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 114 double plays and posted a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Braves have 1,236 assists, 55 errors and a total of 3,712 putouts this season. In 11,136 innings pitched, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in MLB).

Schwellenbach (5-6 career wins/losses) has a 3.71 ERA and allows 7.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 5.47 and he has faced 377 batters during his professional baseball career. He has allowed 38 total ERs while posting a WHIP of 1.074 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his professional baseball career, Schwellenbach has allowed 80 base hits while accumulating 104 Ks in 92 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink’s choice: Take Toronto

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