Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (54-74) are headed to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (60-68). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Anderson and Kevin Gausman.

The Angels have earned 191 doubles as a squad and have smacked 126 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .374 and have been rung up 1,085 times, while taking a walk on 383 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. They have accumulated 474 RBI's in addition to 994 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .235. They have earned a total of 508 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .306.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.11 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32. Angels pitchers have allowed 151 home runs and 622 total runs (27th in the league). Los Angeles has given up 1,032 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 574 earned runs. The Angels have compiled a team earned run average of 4.55 for the season (27th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 989 batters. They have walked 468 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.56 as a unit this year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 109 times as well as having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 54 holds on the campaign (27th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 68.9% and has entered the game in 101 save situations. They have earned 31 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 out of their 45 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 172 base runners over the course of the season and 35.5% of those players earned a run for their team. The Angels have dispatched 404 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Angels have transformed 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,212 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 3,404 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,131 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 13th in MLB, and they have turned 114 double plays.

Anderson (60-60 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.17 and he has faced 4,619 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,053 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 343 walks. His ERA is 4.23 (515 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.274. Anderson has taken the hill for 1,096 frames and has racked up 918 punch outs in his MLB career.

Toronto has tallied 127 HRs so far this season to go along with 510 runs batted in. They have put up 222 doubles, while walking 409 times as well as racking up 537 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an OBP of .313 and a batting average of .240 this year. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .391 and they earn 4.20 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have struck out on 966 instances (25th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,019 base hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 613 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.52 (566 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 178 home runs and they yield 4.89 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.312 and have a FIP of 4.60 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (1,038 strikeouts vs 404 free passes). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,075.

Sitting with 119 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 70 holds and also 15 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have recorded 31 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 101 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of 198 inherited base runners. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 432 relievers to the mound this season.

Out of their 10,146 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 96 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (24th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,063 assists, 75 errors and have 3,382 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Gausman has conceded 1,655 base hits while he has earned 1,734 strikeouts in 1,680 innings pitched. Gausman (99-100 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 724 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.266 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.67 and he has gone up against 7,066 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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