Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+115) Los Angeles (-135)

The Los Angeles Angels (19-16) welcome the Houston Astros (17-17) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The line on this contest has Houston at +115 and Los Angeles is coming in at -135. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Framber Valdez and Shohei Ohtani.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have accumulated 149 runs and hold an OBP of .310. The Astros have recorded 54 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have accrued 143 runs batted in as well as 273 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .239. Houston has a slugging % of .367 and have been called out on strikes 278 times, while drawing a walk on 105 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Astros pitchers have surrendered 32 home runs and 129 runs in total (4th in the league). Houston has yielded 271 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 112 earned runs. The Astros have an ERA of 3.32 for the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 323 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 103 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a squad on the campaign.

The Astros have dispatched 109 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 33 runners this year with 27.3% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 8 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 13 save opportunities. The Astros bullpen have recorded a save rate of 61.5% and has come into the game in 24 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 10 holds this year (28th in the league). Astros relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 19 times as well as having 28 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have amassed 911 putouts for the season, in addition to 293 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Astros have turned 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,733 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in baseball.

Valdez has thrown 559 frames and has tallied 542 strikeouts during his MLB career. Valdez (43-27 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.63 and he has faced 2,351 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.31 (206 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.244. He has given up 477 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 219 walks.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .421 and they tally 5.26 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have recorded 47 two-baggers, while walking 118 times and scoring 184 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 47 home runs so far this year as well as 181 RBIs. They have struck out on 283 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 311 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an on-base percentage of .335 and a team batting average of .260 so far this year.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.319 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (312 strikeouts vs 131 walks). They rank 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 278. They have given up 34 home runs and they give up 4.99 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 172 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.26 (147 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 45.5% out of their 55 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 35 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 49 save situations, the Angels have amassed 30 holds and 7 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 106 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves.

In 2,796 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (13th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Angels have 293 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 932 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ohtani has allowed 279 base knocks while earning 500 punch outs in 388 innings. He has allowed 126 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.068 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.68 and he has faced 1,573 hitters in his career. Ohtani (32-14 career record) has earned a 2.92 ERA while allowing 6.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)

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