Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (101-61 last season) welcome the Los Angeles Angels (73-89 last year) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday. The pitchers expected to start will be Griffin Canning and Grayson Rodriguez.

Los Angeles had a slugging % of .426 and were rung up 1,524 times, while drawing a walk on 518 occasions. They earned 708 RBI's as well as 1,346 hits over the course of the prior season, and their average at the plate was .245. The Angels recorded 248 two-baggers as a squad and hit 231 balls out of the stadium. They had 739 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .317. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels scored 4.6 runs per game, which had them at 16th in the league.

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The Angels held a team ERA of 4.64 last year (23rd in the league), and the staff struck out 1,445 hitters. Angels pitchers surrendered 209 long balls and 829 runs in total (24th in MLB). They walked 636 opposing players and their FIP came in at 4.65 as a unit during the previous year. Los Angeles surrendered 1,394 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 738 earned runs. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Angels dispatched 491 relief pitchers to the mound for the previous season. The relievers inherited 197 runners last year and 43.7% of them crossed home plate. They tallied 43 saves for the prior year and blew 29 out of their 72 chances to get a save. The Angels bullpen had a save percentage of 59.7% and stepped onto the mound in 171 save situations. The relief pitchers notched 96 holds for the prior year (8th in the league). Angels pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 124 times in addition to having 168 contests in high leverage situations.

The Angels turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,885 innings on the field, which had them sitting at 25th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels earned a total of 4,295 putouts last year, as well as 1,284 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .983 which was 25th in the majors, and had 125 double plays.

Canning (19-21 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.54 and he has gone up against 1,435 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 320 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 117 free passes. His earned run average is 4.58 (171 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. Canning has taken the ball for 336 innings and has racked up 353 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Orioles had a slugging percentage of .421 and they were recording 4.98 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They hit 309 doubles, while taking a walk 512 times as well as putting up 807 runs. Baltimore compiled 183 long balls during the previous year in addition to 780 runs batted in. They struck out on 1,370 occasions (19th in the league) and tallied 1,399 hits. The Baltimore Orioles tallied a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .255 over the course of last year.

The Orioles had a WHIP of 1.243 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a squad over the course of the prior season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,431 strikeouts against 473 walks). They were sitting at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,334. They surrendered 177 HR's and they surrender 4.20 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff given up 678 runs for the prior year while having an ERA of 3.90 (629 earned runs relinquished).

With 191 save situations, the Orioles accrued 108 holds in addition to 31 blown saves. Baltimore had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 80 save chances and they walked away with 49 saves. Their relief pitchers came in 205 times in high leverage situations in addition to 197 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers had an inherited score percentage of 33.9% of 289 inherited base runners. They were ranked 17th in baseball holding a save rate of 61.3%, and they dispatched 560 relief pitchers onto the field last season.

The Baltimore Orioles had 140 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in MLB). The Orioles accrued 1,444 assists, 71 errors and a tally of 4,361 putouts over the course of the prior season. Out of their 13,083 innings played, the Orioles finished with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in professional baseball).

Rodriguez (7-4 record in his career) has earned a 4.35 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and he has gone up against 515 batters during his career. He has allowed 59 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.336 and having a FIP of 3.9. So far in his career, Rodriguez has conceded 121 hits while he has accumulated 129 K's in 122 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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