Los Angeles Angels vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (9-10) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (9-9). The starting pitchers are Jose Soriano and Frankie Montas.

Los Angeles is slugging .381 and have struck out 175 times, while being walked on 59 occasions. They have earned 75 RBI's as well as 159 hits on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .242. The Angels have hit 21 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 21 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 86 runs scored and have an OBP of .311. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in MLB.

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The Angels have compiled a team earned run average of 4.35 on the season (21st in baseball), and they have rung up 162 batters. Angels pitchers have allowed 22 long balls and 92 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 63 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a team this year. Los Angeles has given up 145 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 82 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 17 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 10 holds so far this season (17th in the league). The Angels relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.5% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. They have earned 5 saves for the year and have blown 3 of 8 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 29 base runners this year with 34.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have sent 60 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Angels have turned 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,527 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for 509 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 164 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and they have turned 16 double plays.

Soriano has taken the hill for 57 frames and has earned 71 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.95 (25 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.316. He has surrendered 44 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 31 free passes. Soriano (1-5 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.40 while he has gone up against 248 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Cincinnati is sitting with 20 home runs for the season as well as 91 RBIs. They have put up 36 doubles, while taking a walk 63 times as well as scoring 95 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have tallied an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .228 on the year. The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .404 and they score 5.28 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have been rung up on 179 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 137 hits.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.314 with a FIP of 4.24 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (169 strikeouts vs 67 free passes). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 142. They have yielded 20 long balls and they give up 4.81 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 85 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.25 (75 earned runs relinquished).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 18.5% out of their 27 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with runners on base. With 12 save situations, the Reds have recorded 8 holds and also 2 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 55 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 4 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves.

Out of their 1,431 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (15th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 5 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (20th in baseball). The Reds have accrued 114 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 477 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Montas has given up 589 base hits while he has earned 626 K's in 612 frames. Montas (39-37 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.91 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 266 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 2,606 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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