Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+115) Los Angeles (-135)

The Los Angeles Angels (27-17) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (23-20) at Angel Stadium on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at +115 and the Angels are priced at -135. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Hyun Jin Ryu and Shohei Ohtani.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which is 25th in baseball. They have a total of 158 runs while holding a team OBP of .301. The Blue Jays have accumulated 67 two-baggers as a team and have hit 45 balls out of the park. They have recorded 157 RBI's and 327 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .232. Toronto has a slugging % of .379 and have been called out on strikes 342 times, while drawing a walk on 124 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 3.51 so far this year (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 349 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 112 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.58 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 38 long balls and also 165 total runs (10th in baseball).

The Blue Jays have sent 158 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 71 base runners on the year with 32.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They have 17 saves for the season and have blown 9 of their 26 save opportunities. The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 65.4% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. The relievers have notched 30 holds for the year (7th in MLB). Blue Jays pitchers have entered the game with runners on 46 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,333 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 1,111 putouts this season, in addition to 360 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which puts them in 3rd in pro baseball, and have 30 double plays.

Ryu (74-45 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.44 while going up against 4,078 hitters in the majors. He has given up 949 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 221 free passes. His ERA is 3.25 (359 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.177. Ryu has taken the hill for 994 innings and is sitting with 891 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Angels have compiled a team OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .249 so far this season. They have struck out on 403 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have recorded 365 base knocks. Los Angeles has a total of 60 HRs on the year to go along with 204 RBIs. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .426 and they earn 4.82 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have recorded 68 doubles, while taking a walk 150 times as well as recording 212 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.105 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.86 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.74 (348 strikeouts vs 127 walks). They have a ranking of 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 304. They have allowed 43 long balls and they concede 3.67 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 159 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.37 (146 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 49 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 28 holds and also 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 20 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 75 inherited runners. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 137 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

In 3,435 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 73.6% (1st in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 37 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Angels have 385 assists, 24 errors and have notched a total of 1,145 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Ohtani has surrendered 169 base hits while earning 275 punch outs in 222 frames. Ohtani (16-7 mark in his career) holds a 3.41 earned run average and has allowed 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.135 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.31 and he has gone up against 916 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+115)

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