Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-115) Texas (-105)

The Texas Rangers (41-25) are welcoming the Los Angeles Angels (38-31) at Globe Life Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at -115 while the Rangers are coming in at -105. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shohei Ohtani and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Angels have compiled 110 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 97 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .433 and have struck out 604 times, while drawing a walk on 231 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.9 runs/g, which is 7th in the league. They have tallied 329 runs batted in and 601 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .256. They have earned 340 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.19 over the course of the season (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 601 batters. Angels pitchers have conceded 75 home runs in addition to 319 runs in total (20th in baseball). They have walked 246 opposing players and their FIP is 4.31 as a team so far this year. Los Angeles has conceded 571 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 285 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33.

The Angels have dispatched 205 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 runners for the year with 41.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 24 saves over the course of the season and have blown 12 of their 36 save opportunities. The Angels relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 87 save situations. The relievers have a total of 51 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB). Angels pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 62 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have transformed 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,514 innings, ranking them 17th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 1,838 putouts this season, as well as 579 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 59 double plays.

Ohtani has taken the ball for 425 frames and has 543 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.02 (143 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.081. He has allowed 308 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) with 152 walks. Ohtani (33-16 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.24 while facing 1,726 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .454 and they are scoring 6.20 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have put up 143 two-baggers, while walking 225 times and notching 409 runs. Texas has compiled 87 home runs on the season as well as 392 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 581 occasions (16th in the league) and have a total of 631 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have a team on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .273 for the year.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.198 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (548 strikeouts against 189 free passes). They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 513. They have conceded 65 long balls and they yield 4.10 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have allowed 267 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.79 (247 earned runs given up).

Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 103 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 49 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 32 holds and 10 blown saves. They sit at 24th in the league with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have sent 177 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Texas has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have earned 12 saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 571 assists, 31 errors and have earned a total of 1,759 putouts for the year. Out of their 5,277 innings on the field, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (5th in MLB).

Eovaldi (76-70 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.05 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and he has faced 5,689 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 605 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.300 and a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Eovaldi has given up 1,375 base hits while he has accumulated 1,143 K's in 1,344 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-105)

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