Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (49-63) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday where they will go up against the New York Yankees (67-46). The starting pitchers will be Carson Fulmer and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They are sitting with 450 runs scored and have an OBP of .304. The Angels have accounted for 162 doubles as a team and have smacked 113 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 419 runs batted in in addition to 870 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .235. Los Angeles is slugging .376 and have been rung up 933 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.54 for the year (27th in baseball), and they have struck out 882 batters. Angels pitchers have conceded 133 home runs and 546 runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 408 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.54 as a team on the campaign. Los Angeles has conceded 892 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 502 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.16 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31.

The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 69.8% and has entered the game in 94 save situations. The relievers have inherited 153 base runners on the year with 36.6% of those players ended up scoring. Angels bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 95 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 356 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have a total of 49 holds this season (27th in baseball). They have accumulated 30 saves for the season and have missed out on 13 out of their 43 chances to get a save.

The Angels have transformed 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,949 innings, which ranks them 5th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for 2,983 putouts this year, as well as 983 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball, and have earned 96 double plays.

Fulmer (7-12 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.30 while he has faced 917 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 175 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 115 walks. His ERA is 5.38 (122 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.422. Fulmer has taken the mound for 204 frames and has totaled 187 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .438 and they have an average of 5.16 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have put up 171 two-baggers, while getting a free base 461 times as well as recording 583 runs. New York is sitting with 170 long balls on the season to go along with 562 RBIs. They have been rung up on 906 occasions (21st in the league) and have 958 hits. The New York Yankees have compiled an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a batting average of .252 for the season.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 462 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.70 (416 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 133 dingers and they allow 4.11 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.228 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (999 strikeouts against 369 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 873.

New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have tallied 29 saves. They rank 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.4%, and they have dispatched 358 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations in addition to 131 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% of 203 inherited runners. With 102 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 55 holds and 16 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 78 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 909 assists, 64 errors and are sitting with 3,034 putouts so far this year. In 9,102 innings on the field, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (4th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Cortes Jr has conceded 466 base hits while tallying 535 strikeouts in 522 frames. He has given up 227 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.177 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 2,160 opposing batters during his career. Cortes Jr (29-20 record in his career) holds a 3.91 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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