Los Angeles Angels vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+105) Philadelphia (-125)

The Philadelphia Phillies (73-58) will play the Los Angeles Angels (63-69) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at +105 and the Phillies are opening at -125. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Reid Detmers and Cristopher Sanchez.

Los Angeles is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 1,230 times, while drawing a walk on 438 occasions. They have recorded 599 runs batted in and 1,114 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .249. The Angels have recorded 207 doubles as a squad and have knocked 190 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 621 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 13th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Angels pitchers have allowed 168 home runs and also 664 runs in total (24th in MLB). Los Angeles has yielded 1,123 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 596 earned runs. The Angels have an ERA of 4.60 on the campaign (23rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,209 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 512 opposing players and their FIP is 4.58 as a team for the year.

The Angels have dispatched 393 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 169 runners on the year with 41.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 of 60 chances to save the game. The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 146 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 85 holds on the season (3rd in the league). Angels pitchers have come into the game with runners on 103 times in addition to having 139 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3,501 putouts this year, as well as 1,055 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 101 double plays. The Angels have turned 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,503 innings, which has them ranked 25th in the majors.

Detmers has taken the mound for 269 frames and has tallied 280 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.61 (138 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.331. He has given up 252 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 107 walks. Detmers (11-19 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 1,164 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .259 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,180 occasions (9th in the league) and have 1,167 hits. Philadelphia has knocked in 165 home runs so far this season to go along with 608 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .435 and they score 4.81 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have put up 247 doubles, while walking 419 times and scoring 630 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 560 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (506 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 145 dingers and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (1,164 strikeouts vs 373 bases on balls). They rank 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,064.

Philadelphia has called on relievers to take the mound in 54 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 415 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.6% out of their 152 inherited runners. With 113 save situations, the Phillies have tallied 59 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 97 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Phillies have 1,125 assists, 68 errors and have accumulated 3,496 putouts so far this year. In 10,488 innings on the field, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball).

Sanchez (5-5 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.24 ERA and has surrendered 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and he has faced 515 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 58 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.211 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. Thus far in his career, Sanchez has allowed 113 hits while tallying 112 strikeouts in 123 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+105)

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