Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, July 3, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (38-45) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (44-41) at Petco Park on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 4.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have notched a total of 418 runs scored and hold an OBP of .331. The Angels have earned 137 doubles as a unit and have hit 126 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 403 runs batted in in addition to 740 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .256. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .443 and have been rung up 744 times, while drawing a walk on 291 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Angels pitchers have given up 91 long balls in addition to 388 runs (20th in the league). Los Angeles has surrendered 699 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 349 earned runs. The Angels have a team ERA of 4.17 this year (16th in the league), and the staff has rung up 757 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 303 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a team over the course of the season.

The Angels have sent 245 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 115 runners on the campaign and 43.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 28 saves on the season and have not converted 15 of 43 save opportunities. The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 65.1% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 60 holds this season (2nd in MLB). Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 68 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have transformed 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,777 innings, ranking them 18th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 2,259 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 701 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 20th in baseball, and have a total of 70 double plays.

Ohtani has thrown 445 innings and has 568 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.97 (147 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.079. He has given up 323 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 157 walks. Ohtani (35-17 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.20 while he has faced 1,803 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

San Diego has accumulated 99 home runs this year to go along with 344 RBIs. They have hit 143 doubles, while taking a walk 342 times as well as putting up 361 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .233 over the course of the season. The Padres have a team SLG% of .398 and they have an average of 4.35 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have struck out on 712 occasions (17th in baseball) and have accounted for 638 base hits.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.240 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff this year. They have a ranking of 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 652. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 337 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.83 (313 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (705 strikeouts against 261 bases on balls). They have conceded 91 home runs and they surrender 4.12 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 257 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 59 occasions with runners on base. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.2% out of their 94 inherited base runners. Sitting with 83 save situations, the Padres have earned 47 holds and 16 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 66 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in the majors). The Padres have recorded 738 assists, 31 errors and have accounted for 2,210 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,630 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (5th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Snell has allowed 723 base hits while earning 1,103 K's in 899 innings pitched. He has given up 339 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.242 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and he has gone up against 3,739 batters during his career. Snell (61-53 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.39 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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