Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+115) Toronto (-135)

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (57-46) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (54-49) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +115 while Toronto is at -135. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Reid Detmers and Alek Manoah.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in MLB. They have accumulated 524 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. The Angels have accrued 164 two-baggers as a team and have hit 161 baseballs out of the park. They have 505 runs batted in as well as 902 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is .257. Los Angeles is slugging .452 and have struck out 936 times, while being walked on 361 occasions.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.39 for the season (19th in the league), and they have struck out 942 batters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 123 home runs and also 492 runs (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 380 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.41 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has allowed 859 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 445 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36.

The Angels bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 65.3% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 runners for the year with 43.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 83 times in addition to having 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 305 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have a total of 68 holds this year (3rd in baseball). They have tallied 32 saves so far this season and have missed out on 17 of their 49 chances to get a save.

The Angels have converted 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,217 innings on the field, ranking them 19th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 2,739 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 843 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 79 double plays.

Detmers has taken the ball for 246 frames and is sitting with 263 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.31 (118 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.295. He has given up 225 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 94 free passes. Detmers (10-16 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.93 and he has gone up against 1,055 hitters in the majors.

The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .418 and they score 4.55 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 185 doubles, while walking 337 times and scoring 469 runs. Toronto has recorded 117 long balls for the year as well as 444 runs batted in. They have struck out on 829 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have accounted for 929 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have an OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .262 on the season.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.257 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have a ranking of 13th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 839. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 423 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.83 (391 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.60 (979 strikeouts vs 315 free passes). They have conceded 131 dingers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 48 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.9%, and they have sent 345 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.3% out of 157 inherited base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Blue Jays have 64 holds and 13 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 82 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Blue Jays have racked up 812 assists, 49 errors and have a total of 2,756 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,268 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in the majors).

Manoah (27-17 career mark) has earned a 3.26 earned run average and has surrendered 7.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and he has faced 1,592 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 138 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.161 and a FIP of 4.0. Thus far in his career, Manoah has given up 300 hits while accumulating 369 K's in 380 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+115)

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