Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (62-91) are on their way to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (83-70). The expected starting pitchers are Griffin Canning and Spencer Arrighetti.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 3.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have racked up 600 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. The Angels have tallied 211 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 158 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 563 runs batted in as well as 1,149 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .228. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .369 and have been rung up 1,322 times, while being walked on 455 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Angels pitchers have surrendered 184 home runs and 734 total runs (25th in the league). Los Angeles has relinquished 1,225 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 671 earned runs. The Angels have a team ERA of 4.46 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,190 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 569 batters and their FIP is 4.61 as a squad for the year.

The Angels have dispatched 483 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 199 runners on the campaign and 32.7% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 34 saves so far this year and have blown 16 out of their 50 chances to save the game. The Angels relievers have a save rate of 68.0% and has entered the game in 114 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 62 holds on the season (28th in the league). Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 128 times as well as having 139 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 4,061 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,353 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which has them ranked 21st in MLB, and have a total of 143 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,183 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in professional baseball.

Canning has taken the ball for 498 frames and is sitting with 476 punch outs during his MLB career. Canning (25-34 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.70 while he has faced 2,132 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.77 (264 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.329. He has conceded 484 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 178 free passes.

Houston has a total of 176 home runs this year to go along with 664 RBIs. They have hit 247 two-baggers, while walking 420 times as well as earning 698 runs. The Houston Astros have accumulated an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .260 this season. The Astros have a team slugging % of .414 and they are earning 4.56 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,118 occasions (28th in baseball) and have 1,366 base hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (1,394 strikeouts against 525 walks). They come in at 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,161. They have given up 175 HR's and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have yielded 607 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (558 earned runs yielded).

Houston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 64 save chances and they have earned 40 saves. They rank 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 483 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on base. Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.7% of 140 inherited base runners. Sitting with 151 save situations, the Astros have 86 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 125 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Astros have 1,252 assists, 76 errors and have a total of 4,080 putouts so far this season. In their 12,240 innings on the diamond, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (5th in pro baseball).

Arrighetti (7-13 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.69 earned run average and has allowed 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and he has gone up against 599 hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 71 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.439 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. In his MLB career, Arrighetti has allowed 134 hits while he has accumulated 161 K's in 136 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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