Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (49-48) will attempt to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (42-54) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitch Keller and Tyler Anderson.

Pittsburgh is slugging .380 and have been rung up 827 times, while being walked on 332 occasions. They have tallied 377 RBI's and 748 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .236. The Pirates have accumulated 167 doubles as a unit and have knocked 84 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 396 runs while having a team OBP of .313. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers have yielded 101 home runs in addition to 468 runs in total (22nd in the league). Pittsburgh has surrendered 828 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 424 earned runs. The Pirates are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.52 so far this year (24th in baseball), and they have rung up 787 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 342 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a unit on the season.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 90 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 40 holds on the season (25th in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. They have earned 24 saves this year and have not converted 12 of their 36 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 138 base runners for the season with 34.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 300 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Pirates have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,605 innings, ranking them 21st in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 2,535 putouts this season, as well as 801 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays.

Keller has thrown 452 frames and has earned 441 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.66 (234 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.459. He has allowed 481 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 179 walks. Keller (21-34 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.96 while facing 1,985 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has accounted for 147 HRs on the campaign as well as 466 RBIs. They have recorded 152 doubles, while taking a walk 343 times as well as earning 485 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .256 this season. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .445 and they average 5.00 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 872 occasions (11th in baseball) and have a total of 845 base hits.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.372 and have a FIP of 4.47 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.20 (875 strikeouts vs 364 bases on balls). They rank 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 813. They have surrendered 116 HR's and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 469 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.48 (427 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 42.4% out of 132 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 102 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Angels have amassed 63 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have sent 288 relievers to the hill for the year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have tallied 29 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 74 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 789 assists, 54 errors and have accumulated 2,574 putouts during this campaign. In 7,722 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (18th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Anderson has allowed 874 base hits while tallying 753 strikeouts in 889 innings pitched. Anderson (48-45 career mark) is the owner of a 4.26 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 421 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.275 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 3,746 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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