San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (56-58) will meet the San Francisco Giants (62-51) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tristan Beck and Shohei Ohtani.

The Giants have recorded 186 two-baggers as a team and have hit 126 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,066 times, while taking a walk on 381 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 18th in the league. They have tallied 489 runs batted in and 914 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is .240. They have a total of 503 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Giants pitchers have relinquished 117 home runs and 474 total runs (9th in the league). San Francisco has allowed 950 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 429 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 3.84 on the season (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 967 batters. They have walked 287 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a team this season.

Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 99 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 52 holds on the campaign (25th in baseball). The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.2% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. They have 42 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 17 of their 59 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 runners so far this season and 31.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Giants have dispatched 349 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 3,020 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,125 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them sitting 26th in MLB, and they have twisted 103 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 9,060 innings, which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball.

Beck has taken the mound for 56 innings and is sitting with 45 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.72 (17 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.047. He has surrendered 46 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 13 walks. Beck (3-0 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 while he has faced 225 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Angels have a team slugging % of .443 and they score 4.88 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have 179 doubles, while getting a free base 389 times and recording 556 runs. Los Angeles has a total of 172 HRs on the year as well as 536 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,061 occasions (4th in MLB) and have totaled 987 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an OBP of .329 and a batting average of .254 for the year.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.366 in addition to having a FIP of 4.52 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.30 (1,044 strikeouts vs 426 bases on balls). They come in at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 954. They have yielded 145 home runs and they concede 4.90 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 550 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.45 (499 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 126 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 73 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.8% of 147 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 63.5%, and they have dispatched 337 relievers to the hill for the year.

In 9,090 innings on the field, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Angels have recorded 930 assists, 65 errors and have amassed 3,030 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Ohtani has conceded 345 hits while totaling 601 strikeouts in 474 innings pitched. Ohtani (37-19 career record) has a 3.05 earned run average while surrendering 6.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 161 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.084 and having a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.56 and he has gone up against 1,923 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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