Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Picks and Prediction for Friday May 8 2026
Angels Preview
The Rogers Centre will be the scene for a Friday night MLB clash between the Los Angeles Angeles and the Toronto Blue Jays. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Angels (15-23) have dropped 13 of their first 20 road games and are trapped in the AL West Division basement. On Wednesday, C Travis d’Arnaud hit a three-run blast and leadoff hitter Zach Neto scored twice to lead Los Angeles to an 8-2 home victory versus Chicago.
Twenty-six year old southpaw Reid Detmers (1-2 4.28 ERA) will get the ball for the Angels in this matchup. Through 40 innings of work, Detmers has retired 44 batters by strikes and owns a solid 1.15 WHIP.
Blue Jays Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and are 9.5 games out of first place in the AL East Division. On Wednesday, Toronto batters went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base during a 3-0 road loss against Tampa Bay. SP Patrick Corbin (1-1) gave up two runs in five plus innings and was the hard luck loser for the Blue Jays, who fell to 6-13 on the road.
Toronto skipper John Schneider will turn to hard-throwing righty Dylan Cease (2-1 3.05 ERA) on Friday. In his last start, Cease (7 IP) allowed four runs (3 ER) and fanned seven batters during an 11-4 road victory against Minnesota.
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Angels vs Blue Jays Pick
Toronto C Alejandro Kirk (thumb) will begin hitting this weekend and should be activated from the injured list later this month. Through 38 games, Los Angeles ranks 12th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 25th in OPS and 26th in runs scored. Take the Blue Jays to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 5-3.
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