Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Angels (52-66) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (54-64) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Kevin Gausman and Carson Fulmer.

The Blue Jays have tallied 202 two-baggers as a team and have hit 107 balls out of the stadium. Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been rung up 881 times, while drawing a walk on 374 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 4.1 runs/g, which ranks them 24th in baseball. They have amassed 460 runs batted in as well as 933 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .239. They have a total of 485 runs scored while having a team OBP of .312.

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The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 4.61 this season (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 954 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 163 home runs and 576 runs in total (27th in MLB). They have walked 377 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.62 as a unit on the campaign. Toronto has relinquished 1,009 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 532 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.53 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Blue Jays have sent 401 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 188 runners so far this year and 31.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 29 saves on the year and have blown 15 of their 44 save opportunities. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 65.9% and has come into the game in 113 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 66 holds on the year (13th in baseball). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 118 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs in their 9,345 innings, which has them sitting 17th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have 3,115 putouts this season, as well as 972 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 24th in professional baseball, and they have turned 86 double plays.

Gausman (98-99 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.83 and he has faced 7,017 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 1,644 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 468 walks. His earned run average is 3.89 (721 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.266. Gausman has pitched in 1,668 innings and has earned 1,724 punch outs during his career.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .378 and they are recording 4.08 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have tallied 174 two-baggers, while taking a walk 355 times as well as scoring 481 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 118 long balls on the season as well as 448 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 978 occasions (19th in MLB) and have a total of 932 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .238 this season.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.54 as a team this season. They have a ranking of 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 943. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 569 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.49 (523 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (914 strikeouts vs 428 free passes). They have allowed 138 long balls and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

With 96 save situations, the Angels have accrued 50 holds and 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of their 156 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 375 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 1,048 assists, 64 errors and have 3,143 putouts during this campaign. In 9,429 innings on the field, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (3rd in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Fulmer has surrendered 182 base hits and he has 188 punch outs in 208 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 124 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.433 and having a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.62 and he has faced 937 opposing batters so far in his career. Fulmer (7-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a 5.37 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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