Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Detroit Tigers (37-42) are en route to Angel Stadium on Thursday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (32-46). The expected starting pitchers will be Jack Flaherty and Zach Plesac.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which is 21st in the league. They are sitting with 325 runs scored while having a team OBP of .298. The Tigers have tallied 118 doubles as a team and have knocked 72 balls out of the stadium. They have 310 RBI's in addition to 617 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .232. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .375 and have struck out 694 times, while drawing a walk on 225 occasions.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 325.00 this year (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 997 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 0 long balls and 0 runs in total (8th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 1 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 521.00 as a team so far this year. Detroit has conceded 694 hits (27.8 per 9 innings) as well as 0 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1481.43 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 3.09.

The Tigers have sent 233 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 114 runners so far this year and 28.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 16 saves on the year and have not converted 16 of their 32 chances to get a save. The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 60 save situations. The relievers have racked up 28 holds for the year (30th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 79 times as well as having 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 2,102 putouts this year, as well as 676 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 28th in MLB, and have a total of 61 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs in their 6,306 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

Flaherty (47-38 career record) has a FIP of 3.60 while he has gone up against 3,114 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 622 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 267 free passes. His ERA is 3.66 (305 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.185. Flaherty has taken the mound for 750 innings and has 856 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .387 and they earn 4.09 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have put up 120 doubles, while taking a walk 226 times as well as racking up 319 runs. Los Angeles has tallied 85 HRs this year as well as 298 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 652 occasions (15th in the league) and have tallied 616 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied a team on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .236 on the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 0 runs for the season while having an ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs allowed). They have given up 0 homers and they surrender 0.01 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 2.888 and have a FIP of 488.00 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (1,009 strikeouts vs 1 free passes). They come in at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 652.

With 64 save situations, the Angels have tallied 35 holds and 9 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have recorded 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.9% out of their 113 inherited base runners. They sit at 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 243 relievers to the mound for the year.

Out of their 6,231 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in the majors). The Angels have recorded 700 assists, 43 errors and have amassed 2,077 putouts so far this season.

Plesac (27-28 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.30 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.87 and he has gone up against 1,993 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 227 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and having a FIP of 4.2. In his career, Plesac has given up 461 hits while accumulating 361 strikeouts in 475 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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