Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (33-46) will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (37-43) on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Kenta Maeda and Zach Plesac.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 22nd in MLB. They are sitting with 327 runs scored and have an OBP of .297. The Tigers have recorded 119 doubles as a unit and have knocked 73 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 312 RBI's as well as 621 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .231. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .374 and have struck out 701 times, while being walked on 227 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Tigers pitchers have conceded 75 long balls and also 341 runs in total (13th in baseball). Detroit has surrendered 652 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 303 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.84 for the season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 680 hitters. They have walked 206 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.60 as a team on the year.

The Tigers have dispatched 236 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 base runners on the campaign and 28.8% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 16 saves this season and have blown 16 out of their 32 save opportunities. The Tigers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 60 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 28 holds over the course of the season (30th in MLB). Tigers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 81 times and also have had 80 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of 6,387 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned 2,129 putouts this season, as well as 683 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and have earned 62 double plays.

Maeda (67-53 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.98 while he has faced 3,791 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 799 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 266 walks. His earned run average is 4.04 (413 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.157. Maeda has taken the ball for 920 frames and has accounted for 992 K's thus far in his career.

Los Angeles has accounted for 85 home runs over the course of the season as well as 303 RBIs. They have recorded 124 doubles, while taking a walk 229 times as well as scoring 324 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold an OBP of .303 and a team batting average of .236 this season. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they tally 4.10 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have struck out on 664 occasions (15th in baseball) and have 623 base hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.354 with a FIP of 4.60 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (615 strikeouts against 305 walks). They come in at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 644. They have yielded 93 homers and they allow 5.08 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 396 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.69 (365 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of 115 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on base. With 64 save situations, the Angels have earned 35 holds and 9 blown saves. They rank 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.0%, and they have sent 247 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 29 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

In 6,312 innings played, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 68 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 707 assists, 43 errors and have earned 2,104 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Plesac has surrendered 461 hits while he has tallied 361 strikeouts in 475 innings. Plesac (27-28 record in his career) has a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up 227 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has faced 1,993 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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