Heading into Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays (61-68), the Los Angeles Angels (54-75) have lost three games in a row. The game begins at 3:07 p.m. ET on SNET, with the Blue Jays listed as favorites (-163) while underdogs (+139) could be heading for their fourth straight loss.
First up is Bowden Francis from Toronto, who will face Carson Fulmer from Los Angeles.
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Betting trends for the Blue Jays and Angels
The Blue Jays have won 59.1% of the games in which they were the moneyline favorites this season (39-27).
Toronto has a record of 14-5 (73.7% of games won) when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -163 or less.
The Angels have won 48, or 44.4%, of the 108 games they have played as underdogs this season.
Los Angeles has a 14-24 record this season when entering a game as an underdog at +139 or more on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have played 129 games with an over/under set and have exceeded the total with their opponents 70 times (70-56-3).
The Angels and their opponents have reached the over score in 62 of their 129 games this season.
Statistics and insights on the Blue Jays
The Blue Jays have the No. 19 offense in the MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (542 total runs).
Toronto ranks 24th in the MLB with a total of 129 home runs.
The Blue Jays’ batting average of .240 ranks 18th in the Major Leagues.
Toronto’s batters strike out 7.5 times per game, the sixth-lowest average in the major leagues.
The Blue Jays pitching staff’s 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings rank 21st in the major leagues.
Toronto has a team ERA of 4.52, ranking 26th among all MLB pitching teams.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored 512 runs this season (just four per game), which ranks 26th in the MLB.
Los Angeles has hit 126 home runs this season, ranking 25th in the Major Leagues.
The Angels rank 23rd in the MLB with a team batting average of .234.
Los Angeles ranks 16th among MLB offense teams in strikeouts per game (8.5).
As a pitching team, the Angels strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings, ranking 28th in the MLB.
Los Angeles ranks 27th in the Major Leagues this season with ERA (4.57).
Key Blue Jays players to keep an eye on
Francis (6-3) gets the starting job for the Blue Jays in his eighth start of the season. He has a 4.38 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings pitched.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a batting average of .316 with 26 home runs and 81 RBIs. These three statistics are the best of Toronto’s hitters this season.
George Springer has 98 hits this season and an OBP of .299. His slugging average this year is .380.
Daulton Varsho has 87 hits this season and a slash line of .215/.298/.408.
Ernie Clement has a batting average of .272, an OBP of .294 and a slugging percentage of .435 this season.
Key Angels players to keep an eye on
The Angels give the ball to Fulmer (0-4) for his eighth start of the season.
Zachary Neto is the Angels’ leader in home runs (19) and runs batted in (63) and has a team-leading batting average of .259.
Nolan Schanuel has 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 57 walks with a batting average of .253.
Taylor Ward has a batting average of .236 with 22 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs and 47 walks.
Jo Adell has a batting average of .214 with 15 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs and 30 walks.
Injuries to the Blue Jays and Angels
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10 days IL (calf), Jordan Romano: 60 days IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 60 days IL (elbow)
Angels: Mike Trout: 10 days IL (meniscus), José Soriano: 15 days IL (arm), Jose Marte: 15 days IL (viral infection), Kelvin Caceres: 60 days IL (lat), Luis Rengifo: 60 days IL (wrist), Andrew Wantz: 60 days IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60 days IL (elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 days IL (shoulder), Mickey Moniak: day to day (elbow)
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