Don't sleep on Jack Kochanowicz either. The 6.81 ERA from last season is gone and the version showing up in 2026 is a different pitcher — over his last 4 starts he's 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA, leaning on a ground-ball rate north of 60%. Against a Toronto lineup that's pressing and chasing, a heavy sinker guy is a problem. This is not the easy spot the home favorite price suggests.
The Angels' catching room is a disaster — both Logan O'Hoppe and Travis d'Arnaud are on the IL — and the rotation is being held together with tape between Kikuchi, Grayson Rodriguez and Ryan Johnson all sidelined. Toronto isn't exactly healthy either, with Alejandro Kirk still working back from the thumb surgery and Addison Barger reportedly close to an activation. Plenty of names missing on both sides before first pitch.
- 10-Day-ILLogan O'Hoppe (C) — O'Hoppe (wrist) began catching off a machine, hitting on the field and running the bases Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud (C) — The Angels placed d'Arnaud on the 10-day injured list Friday with right foot plantar fasciitis.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP) — Joyce (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday, Taylor Blake Ward of TheSportingTribune.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez (SP) — Rodriguez (shoulder) is scheduled to throw up to five innings during a rehab start in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for 3-to-4 weeks, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILRyan Johnson (SP) — Johnson (hamstring/illness) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP) — The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B) — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayGeovanny Jesus Planchart (C) — no05/08
- Day-To-DayChay Yeager (RP) — Yeager will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayCJ Stubbs (C) — The Blue Jays signed Stubbs to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training.05/08
- Day-To-DayJaven Coleman (P) — no05/08
- 10-Day-ILNathan Lukes (RF) — Lukes (hamstring) has begun a running progression, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Manager John Schneider said Barger (ankle) is traveling to Toronto on Friday and will "most likely" be activated off the injured list Saturday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILAlejandro Kirk (C) — Kirk (thumb) is expected to begin hitting this weekend, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer (SP) — Scherzer was given a cortisone shot in his injured right forearm and will be shut down from throwing for five days, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Friday that an MRI on Berrios' right elbow showed inflammation and "small changes to that initial injury with the elbow," Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILLazaro Estrada (RP) — The Blue Jays placed Estrada on the MLB 15-day injured list April 5 with a right shoulder impingement, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILShane Bieber (SP) — Bieber (elbow) will face live hitters Tuesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Toronto transferred Santander (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Garcia (elbow) is expected to begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League as soon as Friday, MLB.com reports.05/08
Total sits at 8.5 with juice on both sides. Two starters under a 3.10 ERA, a Toronto offense that just had its plate discipline publicly called out by its own manager, and an Angels team that's lost 3 of 5 — the under has a real case here. The market clearly likes the Jays at home, but at -186 on the DK moneyline you're paying full price for a team in a slump. A 2:07 ET first pitch in Toronto, and the most interesting arm on the mound is the rookie nobody's solved yet.