Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Los Angeles Angels (36-47) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (30-56). The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Soriano and Mitch Spence.

The Angels have tallied 130 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 93 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .392 and have struck out 704 times, while being walked on 238 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 19th in the league. They have accounted for 324 RBI's as well as 660 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .238. They have accounted for 346 runs while holding a team OBP of .305.

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The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 4.60 so far this season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 643 batters. Angels pitchers have conceded 96 long balls and 410 runs in total (26th in baseball). They have walked 314 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.55 as a squad over the course of the season. Los Angeles has conceded 665 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33.

The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.0% and has entered the game in 65 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners for the season with 38.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 75 times and also have had 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 260 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have notched 35 holds over the course of the season (26th in baseball). They have tallied 21 saves for the year and have not converted 9 out of their 30 chances to save the game.

The Angels have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,645 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 7th in baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 2,215 putouts thus far, in addition to 740 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 14th in professional baseball, and have a total of 69 double plays.

Soriano has pitched in 114 innings and has tallied 116 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Soriano (5-8 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.50 while facing 481 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.55 (45 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. He has allowed 90 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 51 walks.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with an OBP of .292 in addition to a team batting average of .221 on the year. They have struck out on 840 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 631 hits. Oakland has a total of 97 home runs so far this season and 293 RBIs. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .372 and they score 3.56 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have hit 119 two-baggers, while taking a walk 263 times as well as scoring 306 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.356 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.50 (633 strikeouts against 285 walks). They come in at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 742. They have allowed 88 homers and they yield 4.92 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 414 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.41 (371 earned runs given up).

Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They sit at 24th in MLB with a save rate of 56.7%, and they have sent 273 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.7% of 126 inherited base runners. Sitting with 83 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 52 holds and also 13 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 750 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 2,272 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,816 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (25th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Spence has allowed 69 base hits while he has earned 56 punch outs in 68 innings. He has surrendered a total of 33 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.248 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.50 and he has faced 280 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Spence (4-4 career mark) holds a 4.36 earned run average and has surrendered 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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