Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Space City Home Network

The Los Angeles Angels (60-86) are welcoming the Houston Astros (78-68) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The men taking the mound are Ronel Blanco and Caden Dana.

As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in the league. They have earned a total of 674 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. The Astros have compiled 238 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 171 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 643 RBI's as well as 1,311 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .262. Houston has a slugging rate of .418 and have struck out 1,067 times, while being walked on 395 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.63 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Astros pitchers have relinquished 165 long balls and 586 runs in total (5th in MLB). Houston has surrendered 1,110 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 537 earned runs. The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.72 on the season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,337 batters. They have walked 508 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a squad on the campaign.

The Astros have dispatched 461 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 131 base runners on the year and 29.0% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 35 saves so far this season and have blown 23 of their 58 chances to save the game. The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.3% and has come into the game in 140 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 81 holds on the year (10th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 89 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have transformed 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,682 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The Houston Astros have accumulated 3,894 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,192 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 120 double plays.

Blanco has taken the ball for 208 innings and has tallied 208 K's during his career. Blanco (12-7 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.45 and he has gone up against 867 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.50 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.215. He has conceded 159 base knocks (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 94 free passes.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .373 and they are scoring 3.95 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have hit 206 doubles, while taking a walk 432 times as well as racking up 576 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 152 HRs over the course of the season as well as 540 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,256 occasions (14th in the league) and are sitting with 1,104 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .229 on the year.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.322 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a squad on the season. They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,166. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 704 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.52 (646 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,131 strikeouts vs 536 free passes). They have conceded 174 dingers and they relinquish 4.92 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Angels have tallied 62 holds and 16 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have tallied 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 132 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.7% out of their 193 inherited runners. They rank 7th in MLB with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have sent 457 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 134 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in baseball). The Angels have recorded 1,281 assists, 81 errors and have accumulated 3,863 putouts this season. Out of their 11,589 innings on the field, the Angels hold a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (5th in the majors).

Dana (1-1 career record) has earned a 9.00 earned run average while allowing 11.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.00 and he has faced 34 batters in his career. He has given up 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 8.9. So far in his MLB career, Dana has conceded 9 base hits and he has 5 K's in 7 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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