Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+130) Houston (-155)

Minute Maid Park is where the Houston Astros (67-50) will play the Los Angeles Angels (58-59) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +130 while Houston is coming in at -155. The over/under is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chase Silseth and Framber Valdez.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 4.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have 567 runs and have an on-base percentage of .329. The Angels have hit 187 two-baggers as a team and have hit 174 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 547 RBI's in addition to 1,003 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is .254. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .443 and have been called out on strikes 1,077 times, while being walked on 394 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Angels pitchers have given up 146 home runs in addition to 556 total runs (21st in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 964 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 504 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.41 on the season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,058 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 435 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.50 as a squad on the year.

The Angels have sent 342 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 runners so far this season and 41.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 35 saves on the year and have not converted 19 of their 54 save opportunities. The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 64.8% and has come into the game in 131 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 76 holds this season (3rd in the league). Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 91 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 3,084 putouts for the season, in addition to 946 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which is 23rd in MLB, and have earned 91 double plays. The Angels have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,252 innings on the diamond, ranking them 19th in pro baseball.

Silseth has pitched in 65 innings and has earned 65 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Silseth (4-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.34 and he has faced 280 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.98 (36 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.369. He has given up 61 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 28 walks.

The Houston Astros have a team on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .249 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 922 instances (26th in the league) and have notched a total of 980 base hits. Houston is sitting with 150 home runs so far this year to go along with 539 RBIs. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .415 and they average 4.80 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have recorded 186 doubles, while getting a free base 384 times and putting up 557 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have conceded 486 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.80 (437 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 139 HR's and they relinquish 4.23 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (1,049 strikeouts against 385 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 935.

Sitting with 117 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 64 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have come away with 36 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 121 times in high leverage situations in addition to 68 occasions with runners on base. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 114 inherited runners. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 363 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

In 9,312 innings on the field, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 110 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (14th in MLB). The Astros have recorded 998 assists, 56 errors and have 3,104 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Valdez has conceded 555 base knocks while he has tallied 641 strikeouts in 656 innings pitched. Valdez (50-30 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.36 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 245 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and he has faced 2,742 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+130)

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