Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (55-64) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (52-67). The starting pitchers will be Jose Berrios and Tyler Anderson.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .382 and have been called out on strikes 889 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. They have amassed 464 RBI's and 942 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is at .240. The Blue Jays have hit 205 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 108 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 489 runs scored and hold an OBP of .312. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which is 24th in the league.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.59 on the season (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 962 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 165 home runs in addition to 578 runs in total (27th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 378 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.62 as a team this season. Toronto has conceded 1,011 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 534 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 119 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 68 holds so far this year (12th in MLB). The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 116 save situations. They have accumulated 30 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 45 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 189 base runners over the course of the season with 31.2% of those players earned a run for their team. The Blue Jays have dispatched 404 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,426 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 3,142 putouts so far this season, in addition to 983 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which puts them in 23rd in baseball, and have a total of 86 double plays.

Berrios has taken the hill for 1,355 innings and has accounted for 1,301 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Berrios (93-75 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.07 while going up against 5,716 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.13 (622 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.241. He has surrendered 1,276 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 406 free passes.

Los Angeles is sitting with 120 long balls over the course of the season as well as 450 RBIs. They have 174 two-baggers, while walking 356 times and notching 483 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for a team OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .377 and they earn 4.06 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 986 occasions (17th in baseball) and have tallied 934 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 573 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (527 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 139 HR's and they relinquish 4.88 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.311 in addition to having a FIP of 4.54 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (922 strikeouts against 433 walks). They rank 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 952.

Los Angeles has called on relievers to take the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 30 saves. They rank 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 378 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.7% of 158 inherited runners. Sitting with 96 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 50 holds and 14 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 101 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,051 assists, 64 errors and have 3,170 putouts during this campaign. In 9,510 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (3rd in MLB).

In his career, Anderson has conceded 1,035 base knocks while tallying 908 strikeouts in 1,084 innings pitched. He has conceded 503 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.266 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 4,561 opposing batters in his MLB career. Anderson (59-59 career mark) is the owner of a 4.18 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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