Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-110) Los Angeles (-118)

The Boston Red Sox (5-2) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (4-2). The odds on this game have the Red Sox at -110 while the Angels are sitting at -118. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Garrett Whitlock and Reid Detmers.

The Red Sox have recorded 10 doubles as a unit and have knocked 4 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .349 and have struck out 72 times, while drawing a walk on 23 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which is 19th in baseball. They have 26 runs batted in and 63 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .253. They have notched a total of 29 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 1.54 this season (1st in the league), and they have struck out 77 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 5 home runs and 14 total runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 13 opposing players and their FIP sits at 2.55 as a team this season. Boston has given up 42 base hits (5.9 per 9 innings) as well as 11 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 5.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.86.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 7 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 6 holds over the course of the season (5th in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 80.0% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. They have compiled 4 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 1 of 5 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 7 runners on the year with 28.6% of them ended up scoring. The Red Sox have dispatched 23 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 193 putouts thus far, in addition to 58 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 15th in MLB, and have a total of 3 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 73.9% of balls in play into outs in their 579 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball.

Whitlock (18-11 career mark) has a FIP of 3.40 while facing 932 batters in the majors. He has conceded 214 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 45 walks. His ERA is 3.47 (88 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.134. Whitlock has thrown 228 innings and has racked up 243 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .415 and they tally 5.17 runs per game (11th in the league). They have recorded 9 doubles, while taking a walk 22 times and notching 31 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 8 home runs this year to go along with 26 RBIs. They have been rung up on 55 occasions (18th in MLB) and have a total of 44 hits. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .226 this year.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.288 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 45. The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 32 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.85 (28 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (44 strikeouts against 22 free passes). They have allowed 5 homers and they relinquish 5.54 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 4 save chances and they have converted 4 saves. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 19 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 2 times in high leverage situations in addition to 6 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.5% out of their 11 inherited base runners. With 8 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 4 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (19th in MLB). The Angels have 57 assists, 4 errors and have amassed 156 putouts so far this season. In 468 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (12th in MLB).

During his career, Detmers has allowed 279 base hits while he has tallied 316 K's in 303 innings. He has conceded a total of 146 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and he has faced 1,305 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Detmers (13-19 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.33 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-110)

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