Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, September 4, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Baltimore Orioles (84-51) are on their way to Angel Stadium on Monday where they will play the Los Angeles Angels (64-72). The expected starting pitchers will be Grayson Rodriguez and Reid Detmers.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .425 and have been called out on strikes 1,121 times, while being walked on 417 occasions. They have 652 RBI's as well as 1,167 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .255. The Orioles have tallied 257 two-baggers as a team and have hit 158 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 672 runs and have an OBP of .320. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.0 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 151 home runs and 574 total runs (9th in the league). Baltimore has given up 1,121 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 543 earned runs. The Orioles hold a team ERA of 4.04 so far this season (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,219 batters. They have walked 406 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a unit this year.

Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 159 times in addition to having 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 94 holds over the course of the season (1st in the league). The Orioles relievers have earned a save rate of 61.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 164 save situations. They have accumulated 42 saves for the season and have blown 26 out of their 68 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 233 runners this year and 35.2% of those players crossed the plate. The Orioles have sent 458 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have 3,633 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,186 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which puts them in 3rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 119 double plays. The Orioles have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,899 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 93 innings and has tallied 97 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (4-3 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.44 and he has gone up against 394 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.03 (52 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.355. He has given up 91 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 35 free passes.

Los Angeles has hit 196 long balls on the campaign as well as 617 RBIs. They have recorded 215 doubles, while getting a free base 456 times and racking up 641 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .323 as well as a team batting average of .249 for the year. The Angels have a team SLG% of .433 and they are recording 4.71 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,256 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 1,150 hits.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.409 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a unit for the year. They sit at 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,166. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 695 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.70 (627 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (1,238 strikeouts against 525 bases on balls). They have surrendered 177 home runs and they relinquish 5.21 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of their 175 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 107 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Angels have earned 86 holds and 22 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 65.1%, and they have dispatched 405 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 63 save opportunities and they have earned 41 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 104 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 1,083 assists, 81 errors and have earned a total of 3,600 putouts so far this year. In 10,800 innings on the field, the Angels have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (26th in professional baseball).

In his career, Detmers has allowed 256 hits while he has totaled 283 K's in 273 innings. He has conceded a total of 140 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.337 and having a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and he has gone up against 1,183 opposing batters in his career. Detmers (11-19 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.60 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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