Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Space City Home Network

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (60-86) will try to beat the Houston Astros (77-68) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Yusei Kikuchi and Samuel Aldegheri.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which is 12th in baseball. They have earned a total of 668 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. The Astros have tallied 233 doubles as a team and have hit 170 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 637 RBI's and 1,299 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .261. Houston has a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 1,065 times, while drawing a walk on 394 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Astros pitchers have yielded 163 home runs and also 583 runs in total (5th in MLB). Houston has conceded 1,103 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 534 earned runs. The Astros have a team ERA of 3.73 for the year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,327 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 506 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.07 as a squad so far this year.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.4% and has come into the game in 138 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 130 runners over the course of the season with 29.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Astros relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 88 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 458 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have recorded 80 holds on the campaign (11th in baseball). They have tallied 35 saves this year and have blown 22 out of their 57 chances to get a save.

The Astros have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 11,601 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The Houston Astros are sitting with 3,867 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,179 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 11th in MLB, and they have turned 119 double plays.

Kikuchi has taken the ball for 790 innings and has totaled 814 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.64 (407 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.358. He has given up 794 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 278 free passes. Kikuchi (40-46 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.57 while he has gone up against 3,397 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has a total of 152 HRs this season to go along with 540 runs batted in. They have hit 206 doubles, while taking a walk 432 times as well as earning 576 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .301 as well as a team batting average of .229 for the year. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .373 and they are earning 3.95 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,256 instances (13th in the league) and have earned 1,104 hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.321 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,131 strikeouts vs 536 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,165. They have surrendered 174 homers and they relinquish 4.92 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 704 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.51 (645 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 457 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 132 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.7% out of 193 inherited runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Angels have compiled 62 holds and 16 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 134 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Angels have accrued 1,281 assists, 82 errors and have notched a total of 3,863 putouts so far this season. Out of their 11,589 innings on the field, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Aldegheri has allowed 9 base hits while earning 10 strikeouts in 11 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 3 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.273 and a FIP of 2.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 51 batters thus far in his career. Aldegheri (1-1 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.45 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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