The Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays face off on Friday in an MLB game at the Rogers Centre.
The Los Angeles Angels come into this game with a 52-73 record overall and they have lost six games in a row. The offense has been a big issue heading into this game, and they haven’t scored more than three runs in any of the last six games. The Angels offense overall this season is averaging 3.75 runs per game which is 25th in the league. Mike Trout has hit 26 home runs and driven in 54 RBIs.
On the other side of this matchup is the Blue Jays and they sit with a 68-55 record overall and they have won three games in a row. Overall this season the Blue Jays are averaging 4.72 runs per game which is 6th best in the league. Vladimir Guerrero has been the top player for the Blue Jays hitting 26 home runs and driving in 78 RBIs.
On the mound for the Blue Jays is Mitch White who sits with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 3.63. In his last start against the New York Yankees, he went four innings giving up seven hits and one run.
On the mound for the Angels will be Reid Detmers who sits with a 4-4 record and an ERA of 3.66. In his last start against the Detroit Tigers, he went 4.1 innings giving up 10 hits and four runs.
The Blue Jays are 6-1 in their last seven games overall. The Angels are 0-5 in their last five road games. The under is 7-1-1 in the Angels last nine during Game 1 of a series. The under is 11-2 in the Blue Jays last 13 games on Astrotruf.
Runs are going to be hard to come by for both teams. The Angels aren’t going to break their trend of scoring less than three runs and Mitch White is coming off a start where he gave up only one run. The Blue Jays aren’t going to run up the score against Detmers who sits with an EAR of 3.66 and the under is going to cash.
AUTHOR: Shane Mickle
