Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+135) New York (-155)

The Los Angeles Angels (9-8) are hitting the road to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will compete against the New York Yankees (10-7). The odds on this game have the Angels at +135 and the Yankees are opening at -155. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Patrick Sandoval and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .388 and have struck out 151 times, while taking a walk on 67 occasions. They have amassed 85 RBI's and 137 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .242. The Angels have earned 23 doubles as a team and have knocked 20 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 86 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Angels pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and 71 total runs (8th in the league). Los Angeles has surrendered 130 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 60 earned runs. The Angels hold a team earned run average of 3.62 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 137 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 59 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a squad on the season.

The Angels have sent 54 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 25 runners so far this year and 40.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 6 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 4 of their 10 save chances. The Angels relievers have earned a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 18 holds on the season (3rd in the league). Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 17 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 447 putouts for the season, in addition to 138 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 14 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,341 innings, which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball.

Sandoval has taken the ball for 326 frames and is sitting with 330 punch outs during his career. Sandoval (11-24 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 and he has faced 1,392 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.59 (130 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.299. He has given up 291 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 133 free passes.

The New York Yankees have a team OBP of .307 as well as a batting average of .232 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 153 occasions (17th in MLB) and have totaled 127 hits. New York has recorded 26 home runs over the course of the season as well as 70 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .420 and they have an average of 4.47 runs per game (20th in the league). They have put up 19 doubles, while walking 57 times and putting up 76 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.093 with a FIP of 3.42 as a unit so far this year. They have a ranking of 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 117. The New York pitching staff have given up 54 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.10 (52 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 10.00 (168 strikeouts vs 48 walks). They have surrendered 14 homers and they concede 3.22 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

New York has had relievers take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 48 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Their relievers have come in 11 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 20 inherited base runners. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 9 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In 1,359 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (5th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 14 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 139 assists, 7 errors and have a tally of 453 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 296 hits while he has totaled 361 punch outs in 347 frames. He has conceded a total of 137 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.148 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.50 and he has faced 1,425 hitters in his pro baseball career. Cortes Jr (21-9 career mark) has a 3.55 ERA while conceding 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-155)

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