Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+135) Tampa Bay (-155)

The Los Angeles Angels (52-69) are en route to Tropicana Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (65-55). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at +135 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -155. The betting total is set at 7. The men taking the mound are Jose Suarez and Corey Kluber.

The Angels have hit 156 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 133 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .377 and have struck out 1,161 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB. They have accrued 440 RBI's and 911 hits on the season, while their batting average is .227. They have notched a total of 459 runs and have an on-base percentage of .295.

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The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 3.89 on the year (15th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,036 hitters. They have walked 399 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a squad on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Angels pitchers have surrendered 127 home runs and also 508 runs in total (14th in MLB).

The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 57.8% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 199 runners for the year and 36.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 126 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 364 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have notched 50 holds so far this season (26th in MLB). They have earned 26 saves on the year and have missed out on 19 of 45 save opportunities.

The Angels have transformed 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 9,654 innings, which has them ranked 8th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 3,218 putouts this season, in addition to 1,032 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and they have turned 100 double plays.

Suarez (14-21 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.09 while he has faced 1,103 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 258 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 101 walks. His ERA is 5.27 (146 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.440. Suarez has taken the ball for 249 frames and has totaled 225 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Tampa Bay has a total of 107 HRs so far this year as well as 470 RBIs. They have recorded 210 two-baggers, while taking a walk 371 times as well as racking up 495 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for a team OBP of .307 in addition to a batting average of .238 so far this season. The Rays have a team slugging % of .378 and they average 4.12 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,058 occasions (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 957 base hits.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.136 with a FIP of 3.66 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 927. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 460 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.35 (398 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.61 (1,037 strikeouts against 287 free passes). They have surrendered 125 dingers and they surrender 3.88 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Sitting with 153 save situations, the Rays have earned 89 holds in addition to 28 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relievers take the mound in 63 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 153 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of 141 inherited base runners. They are ranked 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 422 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Rays have recorded 1,032 assists, 62 errors and have amassed 3,206 putouts during this campaign. In 9,618 innings on the field, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (4th in the majors).

Kluber (110-68 career win-loss record) has a 3.28 ERA while surrendering 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.81 and he has faced 6,254 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 564 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.106 and a FIP of 3.1. Thus far in his career, Kluber has allowed 1,365 hits while totaling 1,655 K's in 1,545 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-155) and under 7 runs

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