Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (70-85) will meet the Texas Rangers (86-68) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jon Gray and Patrick Sandoval.
Texas has a slugging rate of .455 and have struck out 1,339 times, while taking a walk on 564 occasions. They have compiled 817 runs batted in as well as 1,418 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .266. The Rangers have recorded 322 doubles as a unit and have hit 217 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 851 runs and have an on-base percentage of .339. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in MLB.
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Their K/BB ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 189 home runs and also 685 runs (13th in the league). Texas has surrendered 1,269 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 652 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.29 on the year (17th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,280 hitters. They have walked 473 opposing players and their FIP is 4.35 as a unit this season.
Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 153 times and also have had 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 73 holds on the campaign (23rd in the league). The Rangers bullpen have earned a save rate of 47.5% and stepped onto the hill in 135 save situations. They have 29 saves for the year and have blown 32 of 61 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 249 base runners for the year and 29.3% of them crossed the plate. The Rangers have dispatched 442 relievers to the mound for the year.
The Texas Rangers have 4,103 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,372 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 142 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,309 innings, which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball.
Gray (68-64 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.98 while he has faced 4,711 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,079 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 373 free passes. His ERA is 4.47 (550 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.310. Gray has taken the ball for 1,108 frames and has earned 1,118 punch outs during his career.
The Los Angeles Angels have a team OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .245 this season. They have struck out on 1,461 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,290 hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 224 home runs for the year to go along with 684 RBIs. The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .428 and they average 4.59 runs per outing (15th in MLB). They have tallied 238 doubles, while walking 501 times as well as scoring 711 runs.
The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.419 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,337. The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 796 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.65 (707 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,397 strikeouts vs 606 bases on balls). They have surrendered 195 homers and they allow 5.23 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).
With 168 save situations, the Angels have accrued 96 holds and 27 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 70 save chances and they have walked away with 43 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 166 times in high leverage situations in addition to 121 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 43.5% out of their 191 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 471 relievers to the hill on the campaign.
In their 12,327 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 117 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Angels have accrued 1,223 assists, 92 errors and have accounted for 4,109 putouts on the campaign.
So far in his pro baseball career, Sandoval has conceded 423 hits while accumulating 446 strikeouts in 453 frames. Sandoval (17-37 career mark) has earned a 3.85 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 194 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.365 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.28 and he has faced 1,966 batters 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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