Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Minute Maid Park is where the Houston Astros (82-70) will meet the Los Angeles Angels (62-90) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Tyler Anderson and Justin Verlander.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 1,311 times, while taking a walk on 454 occasions. They have amassed 562 runs batted in and 1,143 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .228. The Angels have accounted for 210 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 157 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 599 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .301. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 27th in baseball.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.47 so far this year (26th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,184 batters. Angels pitchers have given up 184 long balls in addition to 731 runs in total (26th in MLB). They have walked 563 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.61 as a unit on the season. Los Angeles has allowed 1,219 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 669 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.10 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Angels have dispatched 480 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 199 base runners for the season and 32.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 34 saves on the year and have missed out on 16 of their 50 chances to get a save. The Angels relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 68.0% and stepped onto the hill in 114 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 62 holds this season (28th in MLB). Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 128 times in addition to having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 4,037 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,344 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball, and they have turned 142 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,111 innings, which ranks them 3rd in baseball.

Anderson has thrown 1,115 innings and has earned 935 punch outs during his career. Anderson (60-62 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.18 while going up against 4,707 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.24 (525 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.279. He has surrendered 1,070 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 355 free passes.

The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .415 and they average 4.57 runs per game (13th in the league). They have tallied 246 doubles, while taking a walk 414 times and putting up 695 runs. Houston is sitting with 176 home runs on the year to go along with 661 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,112 instances (28th in the league) and have tallied 1,360 base hits. The Houston Astros have compiled an on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .260 on the campaign.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.243 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a team over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,155. The Houston pitching staff have conceded 606 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.71 (557 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (1,383 strikeouts vs 524 walks). They have given up 174 HR's and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of their 140 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with runners on base. With 150 save situations, the Astros have amassed 86 holds and also 24 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 480 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Houston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 63 save chances and they have converted 39 saves.

Out of their 12,159 innings on the field, the Astros are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (6th in baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 125 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Astros have 1,246 assists, 76 errors and have earned 4,053 putouts on the season.

Verlander (261-147 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.29 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has gone up against 13,896 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 1,243 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.124 and a FIP of 3.2. So far in his career, Verlander has allowed 2,876 hits while he has earned 3,407 K's in 3,404 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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