Angels vs. Blue Jays Analysis: Anderson vs. Gausman Showdown

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00:00Head north in the sixth year for the Angels taking on the Toronto Blue Jays.

00:04By the way, Tom, 86 degrees of wind blowing out today.

00:06That dome better be open to let in the heat and humidity.

00:09957, 958 on the rotation, a 137 start.

00:12Anderson, the lefty, will be on the mound for the Angels.

00:15Going up against Kevin Gaussman, the veteran right-handed pitcher.

00:18An opening line overnight around a minus 175 price.

00:20That's now going up, Tom.

00:21We're seeing as high as minus 200s out there at certain books.

00:25A total of nine and a half overnight, still sits at nine and a half.

00:27Runs are expected, but there is a slippery fish on the Angels, and his name's Tyler Anderson.

00:33Can you catch him today?

00:34Can you do it?

00:36Tyler Anderson is a pitcher that you and I both don't – we're not fans of, to put it easily.

00:43When you look at some of his numbers this year, he's a lefty pitcher, just so everyone is clear,

00:48versus lefty hitters this year.

00:50He's allowing an ISO over 300.

00:52He's allowing a 418 Woba.

00:54He has a 530 XFIP and 2.49 home runs per nine allowed versus lefties.

00:59He's a lefty.

01:00He's terrible versus lefties.

01:01He's not as bad versus righties.

01:03But when I'm looking at a pitcher like Tyler Anderson, and on the season – and this is just not the season,

01:07I should say on his entire career – he's a sub-20% strike area.

01:10He has a walk rate that's nearly 10%.

01:11So we have three batters on the bases.

01:14He's not punching man on the mound.

01:15He's struggling with power.

01:16He's giving up home runs.

01:18And yet sometimes those runs don't necessarily come through for the opposing team.

01:22However, the Blue Jays have been scorching hot as of late.

01:25So I will certainly look to them.

01:26When we're looking at the Blue Jays, over the last 30 days versus lefties,

01:30obviously some of their numbers have been specifically better over the past week and a half.

01:33But you give me any combination of Bobachette, George Springer, who's on Fiverr,

01:37Vladdy Guerrero, Addison Barger, I will take these guys time and time again against a pitcher like Tyler Anderson.

01:44On the other side, Kevin Gossman, he's been super solid as of late.

01:46The strikers have been there.

01:47The Angels, one of the worst strikeout rates versus righties.

01:50I like Gossman to go six innings.

01:52I like the Blue Jays to come away with the win.