New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-110) Los Angeles (-110)

The New York Mets (39-21) are on their way to Angel Stadium on Sunday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (28-32). The odds on this game have New York at -110 while Los Angeles opens at -110. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Taijuan Walker and Patrick Sandoval.

New York is slugging .405 and have struck out 448 times, while drawing a walk on 190 occasions. They have tallied 292 RBI's and 538 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .264. The Mets have accounted for 94 doubles as a team and have hit 55 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 306 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. As a squad, the New York Mets are recording 5.1 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in baseball.

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Mets pitchers have surrendered 61 home runs and 238 runs in total (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 175 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.73 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.08 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Mets hold a team ERA of 3.80 on the campaign (14th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 539 batters.

The Mets have sent 192 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 base runners this season with 36.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 15 saves on the year and have blown 10 of their 25 chances to save the game. The Mets relievers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 68 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 42 holds this year (2nd in the league). Mets pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 57 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,794 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in baseball. The New York Mets have 1,598 putouts on the year, as well as 505 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 11th in pro baseball, and have 45 double plays.

Walker has pitched in 787 innings and has tallied 699 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.93 (344 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.235. He has conceded 718 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 254 free passes. Walker (45-47 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.28 while going up against 3,316 batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has compiled 73 HRs for the year as well as 251 RBIs. They have put up 90 doubles, while taking a walk 188 times and putting up 260 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .242 so far this season. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .402 and they average 4.33 runs per game (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 555 instances (2nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 484 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 253 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.96 (233 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 63 homers and they give up 4.30 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.221 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.51 (467 strikeouts vs 186 free passes). They are sitting at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 461.

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in the league holding a save rate of 53.6%, and they have dispatched 190 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 63 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.2% of 112 inherited base runners. With 62 save situations, the Angels have 33 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 536 assists, 33 errors and have accounted for 1,591 putouts during this campaign. In 4,773 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (7th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Sandoval has conceded 180 base knocks while tallying 215 K's in 211 innings. Sandoval (7-16 mark in his career) has earned a 4.05 ERA while surrendering 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 95 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and he has gone up against 900 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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