Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Oakland Athletics (48-110) are headed to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (71-88). The expected starting pitchers are Ken Waldichuk and Chase Silseth.

Oakland is slugging .371 and have struck out 1,445 times, while being walked on 482 occasions. They have accumulated 547 RBI's in addition to 1,152 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .224. The Athletics have tallied 219 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 167 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 568 runs while holding a team OBP of .299. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.6 runs per contest, which has them at 30th in MLB.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 5.51 over the course of the season (29th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,265 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 206 home runs and 902 total runs (29th in MLB). They have walked 676 players from the other team and their FIP is 5.04 as a squad this year. Oakland has conceded 1,425 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 844 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.87 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Athletics have sent 519 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 280 runners this year with 39.6% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 28 saves on the season and have blown 25 of their 53 chances to get a save. The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.8% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. The relievers have racked up 59 holds for the season (29th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 177 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have 4,133 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,234 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball, and they have turned 118 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,399 innings, which has them ranked 27th in MLB.

Waldichuk has taken the hill for 170 innings and has totaled 162 punch outs during his career. Waldichuk (6-10 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.04 while he has gone up against 759 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.22 (99 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.477. He has given up 174 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 78 free passes.

Los Angeles has 226 home runs for the season as well as 696 runs batted in. They have 245 doubles, while taking a walk 505 times and racking up 724 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .246 this year. The Angels hold a slugging % of .428 and they average 4.58 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,492 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have accounted for 1,321 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 813 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.66 (722 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 203 home runs and they allow 5.24 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.421 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,415 strikeouts against 621 free passes). They rank 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,362.

Sitting with 169 save situations, the Angels have amassed 96 holds and also 28 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 71 save chances and they have recorded 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 167 times in high leverage situations and also on 122 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 43.0% of 193 inherited base runners. They sit at 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have sent 480 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 120 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Angels have 1,245 assists, 93 errors and have a total of 4,187 putouts over the course of the season. In their 12,561 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (25th in baseball).

So far in his career, Silseth has given up 72 hits while totaling 77 K's in 77 innings pitched. Silseth (5-4 career mark) is the owner of a 5.03 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.390 and a FIP of 5.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and he has faced 334 opposing 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

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