Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (47-60) will take on the Colorado Rockies (38-70) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Ryan Feltner and Carson Fulmer.

Colorado is slugging .401 and have been rung up 1,044 times, while drawing a walk on 305 occasions. They have accumulated 442 RBI's as well as 893 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .244. The Rockies have accrued 186 two-baggers as a team and have hit 119 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 461 runs and have an OBP of .306. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.54. Rockies pitchers have allowed 137 long balls and also 637 runs in total (30th in MLB). Colorado has surrendered 1,092 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 590 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.57 for the season (30th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 740 hitters. They have walked 375 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.79 as a team on the campaign.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 108 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 36 holds over the course of the season (30th in MLB). The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 51.2% and has come into the game in 77 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves on the year and have not converted 20 of 41 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 170 base runners on the year and 36.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rockies have dispatched 317 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Rockies have converted 66.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,586 innings, ranking them 30th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 2,862 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,069 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which ranks 10th in pro baseball, and have earned 105 double plays.

Feltner has taken the mound for 261 innings and has earned 231 strikeouts during his career. Feltner (7-24 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.53 while going up against 1,163 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.61 (163 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.480. He has given up 281 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) with 106 free passes.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .378 and they are scoring 4.07 runs per game (26th in the league). They have tallied 159 two-baggers, while taking a walk 313 times as well as earning 436 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 109 home runs on the season to go along with 406 RBIs. They have struck out on 891 occasions (18th in MLB) and have accounted for 836 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .236 so far this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 528 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.62 (487 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 128 home runs and they give up 5.01 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.314 and have a FIP of 4.59 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.90 (828 strikeouts vs 394 walks). They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 852.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% out of their 150 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 93 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Angels have 44 holds and 11 blown saves. They sit at 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 71.8%, and they have sent 338 relievers to the hill this year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 39 save opportunities and they have recorded 28 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 92 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 941 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 2,845 putouts during this campaign. In 8,535 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (5th in professional baseball).

During his career, Fulmer has given up 172 hits while he has accumulated 179 K's in 198 innings pitched. Fulmer (7-12 career mark) has a 5.45 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 120 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.444 and having a FIP of 5.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.57 and he has gone up against 894 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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