Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (59-67) will play the Los Angeles Angels (54-72) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Griffin Canning and Chris Bassitt.

Los Angeles is slugging .376 and have struck out 1,067 times, while drawing a walk on 378 occasions. They have accounted for 471 runs batted in in addition to 981 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .235. The Angels have earned 190 doubles as a team and have hit 125 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 505 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 25th in the league.

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The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 4.55 so far this season (27th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 978 batters. Angels pitchers have allowed 149 home runs in addition to 614 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 464 hitters and their FIP is 4.56 as a team on the season. Los Angeles has relinquished 1,016 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 566 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32.

Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 107 times and also have had 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 54 holds on the year (26th in baseball). The Angels bullpen have a save rate of 68.9% and stepped onto the hill in 101 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the season and have missed out on 14 of their 45 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 170 runners for the year and 35.3% of them crossed home plate. The Angels have sent 401 relievers to the mound this season.

The Angels have transformed 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,068 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have earned 3,356 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,107 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and have a total of 112 double plays.

Canning has thrown 469 innings and has accounted for 449 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.82 (251 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.334. He has given up 461 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 165 free passes. Canning (23-32 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.74 while he has faced 2,014 batters during his time in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with an OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .239 on the year. They have been rung up on 951 occasions (25th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,001 base hits. Toronto has recorded 123 home runs for the year to go along with 498 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .388 and they are scoring 4.17 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have tallied 214 doubles, while taking a walk 402 times and notching 525 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 599 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.49 (553 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 173 dingers and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.57 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,015 strikeouts against 397 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,055.

Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have converted 31 saves. They rank 9th in baseball with a save rate of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 424 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.8% out of their 192 inherited runners. With 119 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 70 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 94 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have 1,048 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 3,328 putouts so far this season. In 9,984 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (14th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Bassitt has given up 976 base knocks while he has earned 991 punch outs in 1,075 innings. Bassitt (71-54 career record) has earned a 3.60 earned run average and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 430 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 4,524 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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