Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (57-74) will go up against the Houston Astros (84-47) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Urquidy and Tucker Davidson.

The Astros have accrued 231 doubles as a squad and have hit 172 baseballs out of the park. Houston is slugging .422 and have struck out 972 times, while drawing a walk on 439 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in MLB. They have amassed 577 runs batted in in addition to 1,073 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .246. They have 593 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 3.03 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,182 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 376 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.44 as a unit this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.11. Astros pitchers have relinquished 111 home runs in addition to 433 total runs (2nd in the league).

The Astros have sent 381 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 122 runners for the season with 29.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 41 saves for the season and have blown 14 of their 55 save opportunities. The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 74.5% and stepped onto the hill in 136 save situations. The bullpen have notched 81 holds this season (7th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 82 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have accumulated 3,485 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,026 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 8th in baseball, and they have turned 104 double plays. The Astros have turned 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,455 innings, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball.

Urquidy has taken the mound for 316 innings and has accumulated 256 punch outs during his MLB career. Urquidy (23-10 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 1,279 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.61 (127 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.074. He has given up 275 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 65 walks.

The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an OBP of .294 as well as a batting average of .228 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,264 instances (1st in MLB) and have notched a total of 995 base hits. Los Angeles has tallied 151 long balls on the campaign to go along with 479 RBIs. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .381 and they earn 3.82 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 374 times as well as notching 500 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 548 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.79 (489 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 137 home runs and they relinquish 4.25 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.251 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.52 (1,115 strikeouts vs 442 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,010.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves. They sit at 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 392 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 123 times in high leverage situations in addition to 132 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.2% of 207 inherited base runners. With 106 save situations, the Angels have recorded 54 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 109 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,108 assists, 67 errors and have a tally of 3,483 putouts this year. Out of their 10,449 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (5th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Davidson has surrendered 52 hits while accumulating 41 K's in 56 innings pitched. Davidson (2-5 career record) has a 5.14 earned run average and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 32 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.625 and having a FIP of 5.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.05 and he has faced 257 batters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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