Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (44-39) will attempt to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (48-34) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zac Gallen and Reid Detmers.

Arizona is slugging .438 and have been rung up 622 times, while drawing a walk on 264 occasions. They have earned 401 runs batted in as well as 737 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .264. The Diamondbacks have tallied 165 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 96 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 420 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .330. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which is 5th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 90 home runs in addition to 386 runs (22nd in the league). Arizona has surrendered 705 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 358 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.42 this season (19th in the league), and they have rung up 676 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 275 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team this year.

Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 81 times and also have had 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 48 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save percentage of 61.1% and stepped onto the hill in 85 save situations. They have earned 22 saves for the year and have not converted 14 out of their 36 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 base runners this year and 32.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 262 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,564 innings, which has them ranked 16th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 2,188 putouts so far this season, in addition to 727 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which is 1st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 65 double plays.

Gallen has taken the ball for 561 innings and is sitting with 617 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Gallen (32-24 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.41 while he has faced 2,282 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.08 (192 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.099. He has surrendered 438 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 179 free passes.

Los Angeles has compiled 124 home runs for the season to go along with 401 runs batted in. They have 135 doubles, while getting a free base 285 times and putting up 415 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied a team OBP of .334 and a batting average of .259 this year. The Angels hold a slugging % of .447 and they average 5.00 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 725 occasions (11th in the league) and have totaled 733 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 379 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.18 (341 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 90 home runs and they relinquish 4.64 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.329 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (738 strikeouts vs 292 bases on balls). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 685.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 43.5% of 115 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 68 occasions with runners on base. With 103 save situations, the Angels have recorded 60 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 240 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves.

In 6,615 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (18th in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 70 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in the majors). The Angels have recorded 684 assists, 45 errors and have 2,205 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Detmers has given up 205 base hits while he has tallied 235 strikeouts in 226 innings pitched. Detmers (9-14 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.10 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 103 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.288 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and he has gone up against 963 hitters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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