Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (46-60) will play the Colorado Rockies (38-69) on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Freeland and Davis Daniel.

The Rockies have tallied 185 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 117 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 1,037 times, while taking a walk on 303 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB. They have accounted for 435 RBI's and 886 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .244. They have earned 454 runs scored and hold an OBP of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have yielded 136 home runs and 627 total runs (30th in the league). Colorado has relinquished 1,078 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) as well as 580 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.52 on the campaign (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 731 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 372 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.79 as a team so far this year.

The Rockies have sent 314 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 168 runners on the campaign with 36.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 21 saves on the season and have blown 20 out of their 41 chances to save the game. The Rockies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 51.2% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 36 holds this year (30th in baseball). Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 107 times in addition to having 105 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 2,838 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,064 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 105 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,514 innings on the field, which ranks them 30th in baseball.

Freeland has pitched in 1,035 innings and has racked up 777 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.49 (516 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.427. He has surrendered 1,135 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) with 343 free passes. Freeland (57-69 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.42 and he has gone up against 4,502 batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has accumulated 108 HRs for the year and 396 RBIs. They have tallied 155 doubles, while taking a walk 310 times and racking up 426 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold an OBP of .304 and a batting average of .234 on the season. The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .376 and they are earning 4.02 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 882 occasions (18th in the league) and have 822 base knocks.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.317 with a FIP of 4.58 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.90 (821 strikeouts vs 392 free passes). They rank 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 845. They have yielded 126 dingers and they surrender 4.99 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 521 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.60 (480 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 81 save situations, the Angels have accrued 43 holds and 10 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 37 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 91 times in high leverage situations and on 92 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% of 150 inherited base runners. They sit at 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 73.0%, and they have dispatched 335 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In their 8,454 innings played, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (6th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 92 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Angels have racked up 933 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,818 putouts so far this season.

Daniel (2-3 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.33 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and he has faced 121 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 14 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.237 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his pro baseball career, Daniel has allowed 26 hits while he has tallied 23 strikeouts in 29 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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