Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (92-59) will play the Los Angeles Angels (68-82) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Reid Detmers and Aaron Civale.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They have notched a total of 690 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Angels have tallied 231 doubles as a squad and have hit 216 balls out of the park. They have recorded 664 runs batted in in addition to 1,249 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .246. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .428 and have struck out 1,402 times, while drawing a walk on 491 occasions.

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The Angels have compiled a team earned run average of 4.67 for the season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,345 hitters. Angels pitchers have given up 193 home runs and 774 runs (25th in MLB). They have walked 578 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.61 as a team on the year. Los Angeles has given up 1,299 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 689 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.

Angels pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 120 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 90 holds this year (8th in MLB). The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 61.8% and has come into the game in 160 save situations. They have compiled 42 saves this year and have not converted 26 of 68 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 188 runners on the season and 44.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have dispatched 455 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 3,981 putouts this season, as well as 1,197 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 25th in baseball, and have earned 112 double plays. The Angels have transformed 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,943 innings on the field, which has them ranked 25th in the majors.

Detmers (11-19 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.20 while he has gone up against 1,236 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 270 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 111 walks. His earned run average is 4.51 (144 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.326. Detmers has taken the ball for 287 frames and has racked up 295 strikeouts during his career.

The Rays hold a team slugging % of .444 and they are scoring 5.26 runs per game (4th in the league). They have put up 257 doubles, while walking 477 times and scoring 795 runs. Tampa Bay has recorded 216 HRs for the season as well as 763 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,319 instances (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,313 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a batting average of .257 for the year.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.164 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.30 (1,389 strikeouts against 408 free passes). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,155. They have conceded 161 homers and they yield 4.01 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 599 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.77 (563 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 147 save situations, the Rays have recorded 73 holds and 29 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 73 save chances and they have come away with 44 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 152 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.2% of 169 inherited runners. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 494 relievers to the mound this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 110 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Rays have 1,315 assists, 63 errors and have amassed 4,029 putouts this season. In their 12,087 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (2nd in professional baseball).

Civale (31-24 career win-loss mark) has a 3.82 earned run average while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has faced 1,922 hitters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 200 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.154 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Civale has allowed 427 base knocks while he has tallied 418 strikeouts in 470 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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