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Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Matchup Preview - April 8th, 2023

Saturday evening the Toronto Blue Jays battle against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. The Blue Jays offense will be led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr, who ranks as the #6th-best hitter in baseball according to The Sharp Model X. Given Vladimir Guerrero Jr's profile and today's matchup specifics, The Sharp Model X expects him to average a .411 wOBA, .305 AVG, and .31 HRs. On the other side, Taylor Ward (The Sharp Model X's #4th hitter in MLB) will bolster the Angels lineup. He projects for a .403 wOBA, .273 AVG, and .31 HRs.

Toronto Blue Jays Insights

  • The Sharp Model X projects Jose Berrios to throw 84 pitches in this matchup (6th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

  • Danny Jansen's 13.1% Barrel% is in the 92nd percentile since the start of last season.

  • Danny Jansen has a high pull rate on his flyballs (41.6% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB's 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Los Angeles Angels Insights

  • Tyler Anderson has utilized his change-up 6.2% less often this season (25.8%) than he did last year (32%).

  • The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Shohei Ohtani stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

  • The Los Angeles Angels projected offense profiles as the best on the slate today.

Betting Trends

  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 37 of their last 60 games at home (+10.50 Units / 15% ROI)

  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Game Total Over in 46 of their last 88 away games (+0.45 Units / 0% ROI)

  • Anthony Rendon has hit the Hits Under in 4 of his last 6 games at home (+5.00 Units / 83% ROI)