Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, August 12, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Angels (51-64) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (53-62) at Angel Stadium on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bowden Francis and Davis Daniel.

The Blue Jays have hit 200 doubles as a team and have hit 104 baseballs out of the stadium. Toronto is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 863 times, while drawing a walk on 369 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball. They have accounted for 453 RBI's and 916 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .240. They have accumulated 478 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .313.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.65 on the campaign (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 929 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 159 home runs and 566 runs (27th in MLB). They have walked 370 hitters and their FIP is 4.62 as a squad on the campaign. Toronto has surrendered 983 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 522 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.51 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 116 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 65 holds on the season (13th in MLB). The Blue Jays relievers have a save percentage of 65.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 111 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves so far this season and have missed out on 15 out of their 43 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 185 runners on the campaign with 31.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Blue Jays have sent 392 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 3,034 putouts so far this season, as well as 943 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 24th in professional baseball, and they have turned 82 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,102 innings, which has them ranked 17th in baseball.

Francis has taken the mound for 86 frames and is sitting with 79 K's thus far in his career. Francis (5-3 career mark) has a FIP of 3.81 and he has faced 355 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.86 (37 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.160. He has given up 76 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 24 walks.

The Angels have a SLG% of .378 and they average 4.08 runs per game (25th in the league). They have put up 170 doubles, while taking a walk 337 times and recording 469 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 116 long balls so far this year as well as 438 RBIs. They have been rung up on 958 instances (17th in the league) and are sitting with 902 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .237 on the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 557 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.53 (513 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 136 home runs and they relinquish 4.91 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.312 in addition to having a FIP of 4.55 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (903 strikeouts against 420 walks). They rank 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 918.

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.0% out of 154 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 96 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Angels have 49 holds and 13 blown saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 69.8%, and they have sent 366 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 43 save chances and they have earned 30 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Angels have 1,001 assists, 62 errors and have earned 3,061 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,183 innings on the field, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (4th in baseball).

Daniel (2-4 career record) has earned a 4.84 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and he has faced 161 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 20 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and a FIP of 4.8. During his career, Daniel has surrendered 38 hits while he has totaled 32 K's in 37 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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