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

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The San Francisco Giants (61-51) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (56-57). The pitchers expected to start will be Logan Webb and Lucas Giolito.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 18th in the league. They have earned a total of 489 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316. The Giants have recorded 183 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 125 balls out of the park. They have amassed 475 runs batted in as well as 894 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .240. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,041 times, while being walked on 371 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Giants pitchers have relinquished 115 home runs and 463 runs (8th in the league). San Francisco has conceded 930 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 420 earned runs. The Giants have an earned run average of 3.82 so far this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 950 hitters. They have walked 283 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a team on the year.

The Giants have dispatched 341 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 132 runners for the season and 31.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 42 saves on the year and have blown 16 of 58 save chances. The Giants bullpen have earned a save rate of 72.4% and has come into the game in 112 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 52 holds over the course of the season (24th in the league). Giants pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 96 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,907 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 2,969 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,101 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 102 double plays.

Webb has taken the mound for 583 frames and is sitting with 549 K's thus far in his career. Webb (40-28 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.22 and he has faced 2,390 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.47 (225 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.185. He has surrendered 543 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 148 free passes.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .445 and they average 4.92 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have 176 two-baggers, while taking a walk 389 times and racking up 551 runs. Los Angeles has tallied 171 long balls this season to go along with 532 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,034 occasions (4th in baseball) and have recorded 972 hits. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .255 over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 539 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (491 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 142 homers and they concede 4.90 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 4.53 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,017 strikeouts against 420 free passes). They rank 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 937.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.7% of 145 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 113 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. With 124 save situations, the Angels have recorded 72 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in the league with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have sent 330 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 51 save chances and they have come away with 33 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 89 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Angels have recorded 915 assists, 63 errors and have amassed 2,973 putouts during this campaign. In 8,919 innings on the field, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (19th in baseball).

Giolito (59-55 record in his career) has a 4.33 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and he has faced 4,018 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 462 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.246 and having a FIP of 4.3. So far in his career, Giolito has given up 837 base knocks while earning 1,011 punch outs in 959 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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