Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Toronto Blue Jays (4-3) are on their way to Angel Stadium on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (4-2). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Yusei Kikuchi and Reid Detmers.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball. They have accumulated 33 runs while holding a team OBP of .353. The Blue Jays have recorded 14 doubles as a team and have smacked 5 balls out of the park. They have 29 RBI's as well as 74 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is .291. Toronto has a slugging % of .406 and have been rung up 58 times, while taking a walk on 24 occasions.

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Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 9 home runs and 35 total runs (23rd in the league). They have walked 21 hitters and their FIP is 4.51 as a team on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.43. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.80 over the course of the season (18th in baseball), and they have rung up 56 batters.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 9 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 5 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. They have earned 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 1 out of their 5 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 14 base runners this year and 35.7% of them ended up scoring. The Blue Jays have sent 26 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 180 putouts thus far, as well as 54 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .992 which has them ranked 9th in MLB, and have accumulated 8 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 66.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 540 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball.

Kikuchi has taken the ball for 471 innings and is sitting with 452 strikeouts in his MLB career. Kikuchi (22-31 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.08 and he has faced 2,053 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.98 (261 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.417. He has surrendered 477 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 191 walks.

Los Angeles has compiled 7 HRs for the season to go along with 33 RBIs. They have 8 doubles, while getting a free base 27 times and putting up 33 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .243 on the campaign. The Angels hold a slugging % of .383 and they score 5.50 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 51 occasions (19th in baseball) and have a total of 50 base knocks.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.154 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 42. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 20 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.12 (18 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 (53 strikeouts vs 18 walks). They have surrendered 5 homers and they concede 3.46 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Sitting with 9 save situations, the Angels have tallied 6 holds and 1 blown save. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 3 save chances and they have earned 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 60.0% out of their 5 inherited base runners. They rank 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 15 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 468 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (13th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (28th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 47 assists, 5 errors and have a tally of 156 putouts over the course of the season.

Detmers (8-9 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.26 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has gone up against 662 hitters during his career. He has conceded 73 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.296 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Detmers has surrendered 140 hits and he has 148 strikeouts in 154 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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