Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-130) Los Angeles (+110)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (27-19) will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (24-20) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at -130 and the Angels are coming in at +110. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Yusei Kikuchi and Michael Lorenzen.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .382 and have been called out on strikes 357 times, while drawing a walk on 127 occasions. They have accumulated 163 RBI's and 334 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .232. The Blue Jays have accumulated 68 doubles as a unit and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have a total of 164 runs scored while having a team OBP of .301. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in the league.

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The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 3.48 this season (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 354 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 38 long balls and 168 total runs (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 113 opposing players and their FIP is 3.56 as a team over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays have sent 162 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 71 runners for the season and 32.4% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 17 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 9 out of their 26 save opportunities. The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 65.4% and has come into the game in 60 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 33 holds so far this season (6th in the league). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 46 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,495 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 1,165 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 376 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 32 double plays.

Kikuchi has taken the mound for 402 frames and has earned 366 strikeouts during his MLB career. Kikuchi (17-25 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.87 and he has faced 1,736 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.84 (216 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.391. He has surrendered 404 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 155 free passes.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .418 and they average 4.72 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 70 doubles, while getting a free base 153 times as well as recording 217 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 60 long balls on the season to go along with 209 RBIs. They have struck out on 418 instances (3rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 380 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .248 this year.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.110 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.80 (369 strikeouts vs 132 free passes). They sit at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 321. They have surrendered 48 long balls and they relinquish 3.79 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 172 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.51 (159 earned runs relinquished).

With 49 save situations, the Angels have accrued 28 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 20 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.2% out of their 76 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 14th in MLB with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 140 relievers to the mound this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Angels have accrued 409 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 1,226 putouts so far this season. Out of their 3,678 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 73.7% (1st in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Lorenzen has surrendered 483 hits while tallying 435 K's in 514 innings pitched. He has conceded 228 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.347 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and he has gone up against 2,199 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Lorenzen (28-25 mark in his career) has earned a 3.99 earned run average while surrendering 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-130)

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