Toronto Blue Jays (23-20) vs. Los Angeles Angels (27-17)
May 26, 2022 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels -147 / Toronto Blue Jays +130; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Angels meet in MLB action from Angel Stadium on Thursday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to build on their 8-1 win over St. Louis last time out. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 43 hits including 9 doubles, 6 home runs and 21 RBIs while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each have a team-high 8 home runs and 20+ RBIs with Springer logging a team-high 25 RBIs. Santiago Espinal has 40 hits with a team-high 13 doubles and a .284 batting average on the year. Hyun-Jin Ryu will start here and is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season.
The Los Angeles Angels will look to bounce back from a 7-2 loss to Texas in their last game. Mike Trout has 45 hits, 12 doubles and 12 home runs while Jared Walsh has 27 RBIs and Brandon Marsh has 24 RBIs. Shohei Ohtani has 44 hits while adding 8 doubles, 9 home runs and a team-high 28 RBIs. Taylor Ward also has a .370 batting average as well this season. Ohtani will make the start on the mound in this one for the Angels and is 3-2 with a 2.82 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season.
Toronto is 2-7 in their last 9 road games and 2-6 in their last 8 series-opening games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road underdog. Los Angeles is 16-7 in their last 23 games as a favorite and 11-5 in their last 16 games following a loss while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I’m looking at the under. May not be a popular opinion considering the offensive potential and talent on both sides in this one, but I think this game is just going to be a pitcher’s duel between Ryu, who seems to be rejuvenated after healing up from injury, and Ohtani who has been stellar all season long. Under for me here.
