Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/25/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Location: Oriole Park in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN/MASN2

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-172) Baltimore (+135)

Oriole Park is the site where Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles (38-85, 5th in AL East) will play the Los Angeles Angels (62-64, 4th in AL West) on Wednesday. The odds on this matchup have the Angels priced at -172 and the Orioles are at +135. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The men taking the mound will be Shohei Ohtani and Dean Kremer.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in the league. They have earned 565 runs scored and have an OBP of .311. The Angels have hit 221 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 153 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 536 runs batted in in addition to 1,056 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .249. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .416 and have been rung up 1,093 times, while taking a walk on 345 occasions.

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The Angels have an ERA of 4.70 so far this season (24th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,157 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 459 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.26 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Angels pitchers have conceded 152 long balls and also 622 total runs (25th in MLB).

The Angels bullpen have a save rate of 64.0% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 262 base runners for the season and 38.2% of those players ended up scoring. Angels relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 176 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 419 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 55 holds this season (20th in baseball). They have recorded 32 saves for the year and have blown 18 of 50 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 3,308 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,080 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 853 double plays. The Angels have transformed 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,924 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in baseball.

Ohtani has taken the mound for 153 innings and has totaled 186 K's so far in his career. Ohtani (12-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.43 and he has faced 632 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.35 (57 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has given up 108 base hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 69 walks.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .399 and they are recording 3.95 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have tallied 206 doubles, while getting a free base 330 times and putting up 486 runs. Baltimore has tallied 145 HRs for the year to go along with 465 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,077 occasions (16th in MLB) and have a total of 975 hits. The Baltimore Orioles hold an on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a batting average of .237 this year.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 719 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.79 (683 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 189 homers and they yield 6.10 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.497 and have a FIP of 5.01 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.25 (988 strikeouts against 439 walks). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,149.

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have recorded 18 saves. They rank 27th in baseball with a save rate of 51.4%, and they have dispatched 421 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.2% out of 256 inherited base runners. With 80 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 44 holds and also 17 blown saves.

In 9,552 innings on the field, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (29th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (8th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,008 assists, 59 errors and have accumulated 3,184 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Kremer has surrendered 71 base knocks while he has earned 67 punch outs in 68 frames. He has given up a total of 50 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.566 and a FIP of 5.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.86 and he has faced 308 opposing hitters in his career. Kremer (1-8 career mark) holds a 6.59 earned run average and has given up 9.4 hits per nine innings.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (+135) and under 9.5 runs

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