Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Detroit (+110)

The Detroit Tigers (46-54) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (51-49) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Los Angeles at -130 while Detroit opens at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Patrick Sandoval and Michael Lorenzen.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .447 and have been called out on strikes 910 times, while drawing a walk on 352 occasions. They have tallied 481 RBI's and 866 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is at .255. The Angels have tallied 156 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 155 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 500 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Angels pitchers have conceded 122 long balls and 482 runs in total (21st in MLB). Los Angeles has given up 838 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 440 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.47 on the year (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 910 batters. They have walked 371 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.47 as a squad on the season.

The Angels have dispatched 296 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 base runners on the season and 43.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 31 saves this year and have missed out on 17 out of their 48 chances to save the game. The Angels relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 64.6% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 66 holds on the year (3rd in the league). Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 81 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have transformed 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,965 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for 2,655 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 813 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 22nd in MLB, and have accumulated 74 double plays.

Sandoval has taken the hill for 404 innings and is sitting with 397 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.80 (171 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.329. He has allowed 372 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 166 walks. Sandoval (15-31 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.90 and he has faced 1,741 opposing batters in the majors.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .369 and they score 3.91 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have put up 146 doubles, while walking 314 times and putting up 391 runs. Detroit has recorded 95 home runs on the campaign to go along with 380 RBIs. They have been rung up on 882 occasions (14th in the league) and have earned 782 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .231 this year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.236 with a FIP of 4.20 as a staff for the year. They rank 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 819. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 474 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (436 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (835 strikeouts against 284 free passes). They have surrendered 118 dingers and they yield 4.78 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 38 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. They rank 19th in the league with a save rate of 60.5%, and they have sent 326 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% of 145 inherited runners. With 100 save situations, the Tigers have 60 holds and also 15 blown saves.

In their 8,034 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (8th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Tigers have recorded 860 assists, 61 errors and have earned 2,678 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Lorenzen has surrendered 617 hits while he has accumulated 567 K's in 671 innings pitched. Lorenzen (36-35 record in his career) has earned a 4.01 earned run average and has conceded 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 299 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.12 and he has gone up against 2,846 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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