Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+170) Los Angeles (-200)

The Miami Marlins (25-26) are en route to Angel Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (28-23). The odds on this game have Miami at +170 and Los Angeles is coming in at -200. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Edward Cabrera and Shohei Ohtani.

As a unit, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.7 runs/g, which is 28th in MLB. They have tallied 187 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .312. The Marlins have compiled 79 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 49 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 177 runs batted in and 440 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .256. Miami has a slugging rate of .398 and have struck out 428 times, while taking a walk on 129 occasions.

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The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.44 so far this season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 467 batters. Marlins pitchers have given up 60 long balls and 237 runs in total (21st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 176 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a team over the course of the season. Miami has surrendered 432 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 223 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34.

The Marlins have dispatched 178 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 89 runners on the year with 30.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 14 saves this season and have blown 7 out of their 21 chances to get a save. The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 49 save situations. The relievers have earned 28 holds on the season (11th in the league). Marlins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 58 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 1,357 putouts this year, in addition to 458 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 22nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 46 double plays. The Marlins have converted 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,071 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in MLB.

Cabrera has taken the mound for 144 innings and has earned 164 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.18 (67 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.316. He has surrendered 107 hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 83 walks. Cabrera (9-11 career mark) has a FIP of 4.99 and he has gone up against 618 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .425 and they average 4.94 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have recorded 75 two-baggers, while getting a free base 154 times as well as scoring 252 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 67 long balls on the campaign and 248 runs batted in. They have struck out on 437 occasions (15th in the league) and have accounted for 450 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .260 so far this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 236 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.20 (210 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 53 homers and they give up 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.295 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (434 strikeouts vs 178 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 405.

With 66 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 38 holds and also 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have recorded 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 46.3% of 80 inherited runners. They rank 18th in the league with a save percentage of 60.7%, and they have dispatched 149 relievers onto the field so far this season.

In their 4,056 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (12th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 40 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (24th in MLB). The Angels have racked up 438 assists, 32 errors and have a tally of 1,352 putouts for the year.

Ohtani (33-15 mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.97 earned run average while giving up 6.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.64 and he has gone up against 1,651 opposing hitters during his career. He has surrendered 135 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.062 and a FIP of 3.2. In his MLB career, Ohtani has allowed 291 base hits while tallying 521 strikeouts in 408 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+170)

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