
Los Angeles Angels
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Toronto Blue Jays
-115O/U: 8
(-110/-110)-105
(-110/-110)-105
Los Angeles Angels Insights
- Los Angeles Angels – 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (-135)Jose Soriano is an extreme groundball pitcher (56.5% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Rogers Centre — the #5 HR venue among all stadiums — in this matchup.Explain: This pitcher’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-expected performance.
- Nolan Schanuel – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-170/+130)Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.Explain: The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.
- Oswald Peraza – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140/-180)Oswald Peraza hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.Explain: This player’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.
Toronto Blue Jays Insights
- Eric Lauer – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+110/-140)Eric Lauer has gone to his change-up 10.4% more often this season (17.6%) than he did last season (7.2%).Explain: Because change-ups are one of the most effective pitches to use, a pitcher who alters his pitch mix to use more of them will often see more success as a result.
- Kazuma Okamoto – Over/Under 0.5 RBIs (+175/-230)Kazuma Okamoto has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.1-mph to 95.5-mph in the past two weeks.Explain: Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.
- According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Toronto Blue Jays with a 19.7% underlying K%.Explain: THE BAT X analyzes each player in today’s specific lineup to figure out which teams have the least inherent strikeout potential for the opposing pitcher.
