Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-148) Los Angeles (+124)
Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (9-13) will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (14-7) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has Baltimore at -148 and Los Angeles opens at +124. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Grayson Rodriguez and Griffin Canning.
Baltimore is slugging .464 and have been called out on strikes 169 times, while taking a walk on 53 occasions. They have accrued 119 RBI's and 196 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .265. The Orioles have hit 39 two-baggers as a team and have hit 33 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 122 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.8 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in the league.
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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.52 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 23 home runs in addition to 93 total runs (14th in the league). Baltimore has given up 171 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 83 earned runs. The Orioles have an earned run average of 3.93 over the course of the season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 183 batters. They have walked 52 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.75 as a unit on the season.
Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 24 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 9 holds this season (27th in the league). The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. They have 5 saves this season and have blown 5 of 10 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 runners so far this season and 37.0% of them ended up scoring. The Orioles have dispatched 74 relievers to the mound on the year.
The Orioles have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,710 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated 570 putouts so far this season, as well as 194 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 14th in pro baseball, and have earned 10 double plays.
Rodriguez (10-4 career record) has a FIP of 3.87 while facing 612 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 141 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 50 walks. His ERA is 4.07 (66 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. Rodriguez has taken the mound for 146 innings and has earned 156 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.
Los Angeles has a total of 22 home runs this season to go along with 81 runs batted in. They have hit 24 two-baggers, while taking a walk 68 times as well as notching 92 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .237 this season. The Angels have a SLG% of .366 and they tally 4.18 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have struck out on 197 occasions (11th in MLB) and have 179 hits.
The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a squad for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (188 strikeouts vs 81 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 163. They have given up 25 homers and they surrender 5.08 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 109 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.43 (95 earned runs conceded).
With 18 save situations, the Angels have accrued 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% of 35 inherited runners. They are ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 66 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.
The Los Angeles Angels have turned 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in MLB). The Angels have recorded 186 assists, 12 errors and have accounted for 581 putouts on the campaign. In 1,743 innings played, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (4th in the majors).
During his career, Canning has surrendered 345 base hits while totaling 369 punch outs in 355 innings pitched. Canning (19-24 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.76 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 188 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.314 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and he has faced 1,523 hitters during his MLB career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+124)
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