Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+120) New York (-140)

The New York Yankees (10-6) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (7-8) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Angels at +120 and the Yankees are coming in at -140. The total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Suarez and Clarke Schmidt.

The Angels have compiled 20 two-baggers as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .390 and have been called out on strikes 130 times, while being walked on 65 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have amassed 75 RBI's as well as 120 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .241. They are sitting with 76 runs and have an OBP of .337.

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The Angels have a team earned run average of 3.71 this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 120 batters. Angels pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and also 65 total runs (9th in the league). They have walked 47 batters and their FIP is 4.26 as a unit for the season. Los Angeles has yielded 118 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 54 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

The Angels have dispatched 45 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 21 base runners on the year with 33.3% of them crossed the plate. They have 4 saves this season and have blown 4 of 8 save opportunities. The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 22 save situations. The relievers have 14 holds on the season (3rd in the league). Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 15 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have turned 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,179 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 393 putouts for the season, as well as 125 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 14 double plays.

Suarez has taken the hill for 299 frames and has earned 268 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Suarez (18-25 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.86 while he has gone up against 1,318 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.21 (173 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.418. He has conceded 316 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 108 free passes.

New York has compiled 26 home runs so far this year and 68 runs batted in. They have 18 doubles, while taking a walk 50 times as well as scoring 74 runs. The New York Yankees have earned a team OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .237 on the campaign. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .434 and they are earning 4.62 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have struck out on 145 occasions (10th in MLB) and are sitting with 123 hits.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.099 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.46 as a team over the course of the season. They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 109. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 49 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.04 (48 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 10.00 (157 strikeouts against 47 bases on balls). They have allowed 13 homers and they surrender 3.11 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

Sitting with 15 save situations, the Yankees have 9 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 6 save chances and they have earned 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 11 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 44.4% out of 18 inherited runners. They sit at 12th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 44 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 1,278 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (4th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 13 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (6th in pro baseball). The Yankees have 134 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 426 putouts this season.

Schmidt (5-6 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.33 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and he has faced 360 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed 39 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.457 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Schmidt has conceded 80 base hits and he has 80 punch outs in 81 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-140) and under 9.5 runs

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