Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+115) Los Angeles (-135)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (28-24) will attempt to beat the Miami Marlins (26-26) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Marlins at +115 while the Angels are priced at -135. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Eury Perez and Patrick Sandoval.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are compiling 3.7 runs/g, which is 28th in baseball. They are sitting with 193 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .315. The Marlins have accounted for 79 doubles as a squad and have smacked 51 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 183 runs batted in as well as 456 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .259. Miami has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while being walked on 133 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Marlins pitchers have conceded 61 long balls in addition to 239 total runs (19th in baseball). Miami has surrendered 442 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 225 earned runs. The Marlins have an earned run average of 4.39 so far this season (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 477 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 178 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a unit so far this year.

The Marlins have sent 183 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners on the year with 30.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 14 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 7 of their 21 save opportunities. The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 52 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 31 holds on the year (6th in baseball). Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 59 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 1,384 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 469 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 48 double plays. The Marlins have transformed 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,152 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in the majors.

Perez has taken the hill for 14 innings and has 16 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.86 (6 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.214. He has given up 11 base hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 6 free passes. Perez (1-1 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 5.06 while going up against 59 hitters in the majors.

The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .425 and they score 4.88 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have put up 77 doubles, while getting a free base 156 times as well as notching 254 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 68 home runs over the course of the season as well as 250 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 447 instances (13th in MLB) and have totaled 460 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .260 on the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 242 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.23 (216 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 55 homers and they relinquish 4.74 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.313 with a FIP of 4.29 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (446 strikeouts vs 182 walks). They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 421.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 28 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save rate of 60.7%, and they have sent 151 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 44.6% of 83 inherited base runners. With 66 save situations, the Angels have compiled 38 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In their 4,137 innings on the field, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (15th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 444 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 1,379 putouts for the year.

In his MLB career, Sandoval has allowed 321 base hits and he has 354 strikeouts in 361 innings pitched. Sandoval (13-27 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.66 ERA while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 147 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.296 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and he has faced 1,542 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)

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