Los Angeles Angels vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+105) Cincinnati (-125)

The Cincinnati Reds (9-9) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (9-10) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +105 and the Reds are coming in at -125. The total is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Patrick Sandoval and Graham Ashcraft.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have tallied 86 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. The Angels have accrued 21 doubles as a unit and have hit 21 balls out of the park. They have 75 runs batted in as well as 159 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .242. Los Angeles is slugging .381 and have struck out 175 times, while being walked on 59 occasions.

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The Angels have an ERA of 4.35 so far this year (21st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 162 hitters. Angels pitchers have given up 22 home runs and 92 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 63 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has conceded 145 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 82 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 17 times and also have had 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 10 holds for the year (17th in MLB). The Angels relief pitchers have a save rate of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 18 save situations. They have 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 out of their 8 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 runners so far this season and 34.5% of those players crossed the plate. The Angels have dispatched 60 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have 509 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 164 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and have 16 double plays. The Angels have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,527 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Sandoval has taken the ball for 473 innings and has accumulated 466 punch outs in his career. Sandoval (18-39 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.93 while going up against 2,063 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.86 (203 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.381. He has surrendered 444 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 210 walks.

Cincinnati is sitting with 20 home runs on the campaign to go along with 91 RBIs. They have tallied 36 two-baggers, while walking 63 times and racking up 95 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have a team on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .228 on the season. The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .404 and they average 5.28 runs per outing (7th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 179 instances (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 137 base hits.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.314 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (169 strikeouts against 67 free passes). They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 142. They have allowed 20 long balls and they yield 4.81 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 85 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.25 (75 earned runs yielded).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 18.5% out of their 27 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on base. With 12 save situations, the Reds have tallied 8 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 55 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Cincinnati has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves.

In 1,431 innings on the field, the Reds have a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (15th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 5 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (20th in the majors). The Reds have recorded 114 assists, 11 errors and have a tally of 477 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Ashcraft has surrendered 285 base hits and he has 201 punch outs in 268 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 142 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and he has gone up against 1,163 hitters in his pro baseball career. Ashcraft (14-16 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.77 ERA while giving up 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+105)

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