Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+215) Los Angeles (-255)

The Los Angeles Angels (11-12) will take on the Oakland Athletics (5-18) at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Oakland at +215 while Los Angeles is coming in at -255. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are JP Sears and Patrick Sandoval.

The Athletics have accrued 31 two-baggers as a team and have hit 25 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging % of .369 and have struck out 208 times, while drawing a walk on 77 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 26th in baseball. They have accrued 84 RBI's and 176 hits this year, and their team batting average is .229. They have earned 86 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .308.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 7.98 for the year (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 165 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 43 home runs and 188 runs in total (30th in MLB). They have walked 120 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 6.53 as a squad so far this year. Oakland has relinquished 236 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) as well as 180 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.38 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.75.

The Athletics have dispatched 81 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 44 runners on the season with 50.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 3 saves so far this season and have blown 5 out of their 8 chances to get a save. The Athletics bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 37.5% and stepped onto the hill in 11 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 2 holds on the season (30th in MLB). Athletics bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 30 times as well as having 29 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 609 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 176 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which ranks 25th in the majors, and have a total of 16 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,827 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in professional baseball.

Sears (6-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.55 while he has faced 375 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 87 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 27 free passes. His earned run average is 4.12 (42 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.244. Sears has taken the ball for 91 frames and is sitting with 74 strikeouts in his career.

Los Angeles has 31 long balls this year as well as 114 runs batted in. They have recorded 34 doubles, while walking 82 times as well as notching 115 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .245 for the year. The Angels have a team slugging % of .409 and they are earning 5.00 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 199 occasions (16th in MLB) and are sitting with 189 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 108 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (94 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 23 long balls and they relinquish 4.78 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.319 and have a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (192 strikeouts vs 86 walks). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 182.

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 44.7% out of 38 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 30 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with base runners. With 36 save situations, the Angels have accrued 21 holds and also 7 blown saves. They sit at 22nd in the league with a save rate of 53.3%, and they have dispatched 72 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves.

In their 1,833 innings on the field, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (13th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 20 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 189 assists, 14 errors and have earned a total of 611 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Sandoval has allowed 295 hits and he has 335 K's in 330 innings pitched. Sandoval (11-25 career record) holds a 3.68 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 135 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.41 and he has faced 1,414 opposing batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-255)

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