In this article we will formulate a Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, August 22nd at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 59-68 this season and they have lost four of their last six games. Toronto is coming off of a series loss against Cincinnati, where they dropped two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Blue Jays lost two out of three against the Cubs, swept the Angels in three games, and lost two out of three against the Athletics. Toronto is 5-6 in their last 11 games and they are last in the AL East.
The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 532 runs with a .240 batting average and a .313 on base percentage. Vladimir Guerrero is batting .318 with 26 home runs and 81 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season.
LA Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 54-73 this year and they have lost four of their last five games. LA is coming off of a series loss against Kansas City, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Angels lost two out of three against the Braves, lost all three against the Blue Jays, and lost two out of three against the Nationals. Los Angeles is 3-7 in their last 10 games and they are last in the AL West.
The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.55 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average. The Angels offense has scored 505 runs with a .234 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Zach Neto is batting .261 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI’s for the Angels this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Jake Bloss, who is 0-1 with a 6.94 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP over 11.2 innings this year. Bloss has allowed nine earned runs and 16 hits in three starts, which came with Houston. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Griffin Canning, who is 4-11 with a 5.41 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP over 133.0 innings pitched this season. Canning has allowed four earned runs or more in three of his last four starts.
Why the Blue Jays will beat the Angels
- The Angels have lost each of their last 11 games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last eight night games following a loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven night games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have won the first inning in each of their last five night games at Rogers Centre.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Thirteen of the Blue Jays’ last 15 home games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Three of the Angels’ last four games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last six night games at Rogers Centre.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last five road games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Chris Bassitt has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances against the Angels.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 17 night games.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays’ last 17 night games.
- Ernie Clement has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- George Springer has scored at least one run in each of his last eight appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Angels’ last nine road games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Taylor Ward has recorded two hits in each of the Angels’ last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Mike Trout has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last four appearances against the Blue Jays.
- Mike Trout has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against the Blue Jays.
- Taylor Ward has recorded at least one RBI in eight of his last nine road appearances against AL East opponents.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded a Double in four of the Angels’ last five night games.
- Mike Trout has scored at least one run in eight of the Angels’ last nine games at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a losing record.
Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels Prediction
Both of these teams are coming off of a series loss earlier this week, but the Angels are just 3-7 in their last ten games. Los Angeles is 27-33 on the road this year, while the Blue Jays are 30-33 at home. These two teams just met for a series in Anaheim, with Toronto taking all three games and out scoring LA by a total of 19-5 in the series. Toronto hasn’t officially announced a starting pitcher for this game, but it could be Jake Bloss, who just came over from Houston. LA is going with Griffin Canning, who has very elevated numbers and has not been good recently. I know we don’t have an official answer on Toronto’s starter, but I am not backing Canning and the Angels on the road. My Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels prediction is for the Blue Jays to win.