Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (38-46) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Angels (45-41) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Patrick Sandoval and Yu Darvish.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .444 and have been called out on strikes 757 times, while taking a walk on 292 occasions. They have earned 408 RBI's in addition to 746 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .256. The Angels have accrued 137 doubles as a squad and have knocked 129 balls out of the park. They have a total of 423 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.9 runs/g, which has them at 7th in the league.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.15 on the campaign (16th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 769 batters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs in addition to 390 total runs (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 306 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team on the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 704 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 351 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.51 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.9% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The relievers have inherited 115 runners this season and 43.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 68 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 248 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have recorded 62 holds on the year (2nd in the league). They have recorded 29 saves for the year and have blown 15 of 44 chances to save the game.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 2,286 putouts thus far, as well as 705 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which ranks 19th in the majors, and they have turned 70 double plays. The Angels have transformed 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,858 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in baseball.

Sandoval has pitched in 392 innings and is sitting with 385 K's in his pro baseball career. Sandoval (14-31 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.90 and he has gone up against 1,693 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.88 (169 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.343. He has given up 368 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 159 walks.

The San Diego Padres have compiled an on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .233 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 725 instances (17th in baseball) and have accounted for 645 hits. San Diego has accumulated 101 home runs on the year as well as 347 RBIs. The Padres have a team slugging % of .398 and they tally 4.33 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have put up 144 doubles, while taking a walk 343 times as well as scoring 364 runs.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.240 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (711 strikeouts vs 266 free passes). They sit at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 657. They have given up 93 homers and they yield 4.12 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 341 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.83 (317 earned runs surrendered).

San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves. They rank 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 261 relievers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.8% out of 95 inherited base runners. Sitting with 83 save situations, the Padres have recorded 47 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Padres have accrued 750 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 2,234 putouts for the season. In their 6,702 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (4th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Darvish has given up 1,268 base hits while he has tallied 1,873 strikeouts in 1,568 innings pitched. Darvish (100-81 career record) has a 3.57 earned run average and has given up 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 622 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.130 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.72 and he has gone up against 6,435 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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