San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The San Francisco Giants (61-49) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Monday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (56-53). The expected starting pitchers are Alex Cobb and Patrick Sandoval.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 17th in baseball. They have 487 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. The Giants have recorded 183 doubles as a team and have hit 124 balls out of the park. They have amassed 473 RBI's as well as 889 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is .242. San Francisco has a slugging % of .398 and have been rung up 1,023 times, while drawing a walk on 365 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Giants pitchers have allowed 114 home runs and also 461 total runs (10th in baseball). San Francisco has allowed 918 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 418 earned runs. The Giants have an earned run average of 3.87 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 933 hitters. They have walked 278 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.89 as a squad on the season.

The Giants have sent 333 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 129 runners so far this season and 31.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 41 saves this year and have blown 16 out of their 57 chances to get a save. The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 71.9% and has come into the game in 108 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 49 holds so far this season (24th in the league). Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on 94 times in addition to having 117 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,754 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in the majors. The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 2,918 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,083 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 100 double plays.

Cobb has taken the ball for 1,272 innings and has totaled 1,071 K's in his pro baseball career. Cobb (76-71 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.78 and he has gone up against 5,344 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.78 (534 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. He has conceded 1,249 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 372 free passes.

The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .446 and they are earning 4.94 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have 172 two-baggers, while taking a walk 383 times and scoring 539 runs. Los Angeles has tallied 166 home runs on the season and 520 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,006 instances (4th in MLB) and have tallied 949 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an on-base percentage of .332 as well as a batting average of .256 so far this season.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.361 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.51 as a team this year. They come in at 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 908. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 522 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.43 (474 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.20 (983 strikeouts against 404 walks). They have surrendered 136 long balls and they allow 4.87 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

With 121 save situations, the Angels have amassed 70 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 50 save chances and they have tallied 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 41.3% out of 143 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB holding a save percentage of 66.0%, and they have dispatched 318 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Angels have accrued 892 assists, 62 errors and have a total of 2,892 putouts so far this year. In 8,676 innings on the field, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (18th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Sandoval has allowed 380 base hits while tallying 404 strikeouts in 414 innings. He has allowed 175 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and he has faced 1,781 hitters so far in his MLB career. Sandoval (16-32 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.80 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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