Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 3/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Los Angeles Angels (73-89 last year) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday where they will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (101-61 last season). The pitchers taking the mound are Chase Silseth and Tyler Wells.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels put up 4.6 runs per game, which had them at 16th in baseball. They accumulated 739 runs and held an OBP of .317. The Angels earned 248 doubles as a unit and hit 231 baseballs out of the park. They had 708 RBI's as well as 1,346 base knocks during the previous year, and their average at the plate was .245. Los Angeles had a slugging percentage of .426 and struck out 1,524 times, while drawing a walk on 518 occasions.

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The Angels had an earned run average of 4.64 for the previous season (23rd in baseball), and the staff struck out 1,445 hitters. Angels pitchers surrendered 209 home runs in addition to 829 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 636 hitters and their FIP came in at 4.65 as a unit for the previous season. Los Angeles gave up 1,394 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 738 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.27 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.42.

Angels relief pitchers stepped onto the hill with runners on 124 times as well as having 168 outings in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers racked up 96 holds in the prior season (8th in the league). The Angels relievers recorded a save percentage of 59.7% and stepped onto the hill in 171 save situations. They tallied 43 saves over the course of the prior season and did not convert 29 of their 72 chances to save the game. The relievers inherited 197 runners over the course of last season and 43.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Angels sent 491 relief pitchers to the hill for the prior year.

The Los Angeles Angels earned a total of 4,295 putouts over the course of last year, in addition to 1,284 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .983 which put them in 25th in baseball, and had a total of 125 double plays. The Angels transformed 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,885 innings, which had them ranked 25th in pro baseball.

Silseth (5-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.32 while he has faced 350 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 74 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 38 free passes. His ERA is 4.89 (44 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.383. Silseth has taken the ball for 81 innings and is sitting with 80 strikeouts during his career.

The Orioles held a slugging % of .421 and they were recording 4.98 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They hit 309 two-baggers, while taking a walk 512 times as well as putting up 807 runs. Baltimore accumulated 183 home runs during the previous year to go along with 780 RBIs. They were rung up on 1,370 occasions (19th in MLB) and earned a total of 1,399 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles compiled an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .255 over the course of last season.

The Orioles had a team WHIP of 1.243 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a team in the previous season. They finished at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,334. The Baltimore pitching staff given up 678 runs for the prior year while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (629 earned runs yielded). They earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,431 strikeouts vs 473 free passes). They gave up 177 homers and they relinquished 4.20 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Baltimore relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of their 289 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers came in 205 times in high leverage situations and on 197 occasions with base runners. Ending the season with 191 save situations, the Orioles had 108 holds and also 31 blown saves. They were sitting at 17th in the league with a save rate of 61.3%, and they dispatched 560 relief pitchers onto the diamond last year. Baltimore called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 80 save chances and they earned 49 saves.

In their 13,083 innings on the field, the Orioles finished with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles had 140 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in baseball). The Orioles had 1,444 assists, 71 errors and had 4,361 putouts during the previous year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Wells has allowed 213 base hits while he has accumulated 258 strikeouts in 279 innings. He has given up a total of 123 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.027 and having a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.49 and he has faced 1,117 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Wells (16-16 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.96 ERA while conceding 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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