Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (41-55) are traveling to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (37-61). The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Soriano and Joey Estes.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB. They have racked up 385 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. The Angels have recorded 144 doubles as a team and have hit 101 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 358 runs batted in in addition to 746 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .235. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 803 times, while taking a walk on 277 occasions.

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The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 4.59 so far this year (28th in the league), and they have struck out 743 hitters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 114 home runs and 472 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 354 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.59 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has conceded 769 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 434 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Angels have dispatched 300 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 139 base runners for the year and 35.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 23 saves for the season and have blown 9 out of their 32 chances to save the game. The Angels relievers have a save rate of 71.9% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 39 holds on the season (28th in baseball). Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 85 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,662 innings, ranking them 6th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have 2,554 putouts on the year, in addition to 850 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 15th in MLB, and have 81 double plays.

Soriano has thrown 129 innings and has earned 128 K's during his MLB career. Soriano (6-10 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 545 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.69 (53 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.247. He has allowed 104 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 57 free passes.

Oakland has recorded 122 home runs so far this year and 376 RBIs. They have 137 doubles, while taking a walk 307 times and recording 390 runs. The Oakland Athletics have an on-base percentage of .298 as well as a team batting average of .227 over the course of the season. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .388 and they average 3.98 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have struck out on 949 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have recorded 740 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 473 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.46 (427 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 103 long balls and they surrender 4.94 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.362 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (737 strikeouts against 330 walks). They come in at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 844.

Sitting with 90 save situations, the Athletics have earned 58 holds and also 13 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves. Their relievers have come in 92 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 145 inherited runners. They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 58.1%, and they have sent 313 relievers to the mound so far this year.

In their 7,761 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (26th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 96 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 836 assists, 59 errors and have a tally of 2,587 putouts over the course of the season.

Estes (4-5 career record) has earned a 5.55 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.29 and he has gone up against 311 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 45 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. So far in his MLB career, Estes has conceded 72 hits while tallying 56 punch outs in 73 innings pitched.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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