Los Angeles Angels vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The San Francisco Giants (34-35) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (26-42) at Oracle Park on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jose Suarez and Kyle Harrison.

Los Angeles is slugging .389 and have struck out 574 times, while drawing a walk on 193 occasions. They have 258 runs batted in as well as 546 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .239. The Angels have tallied 102 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 76 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 276 runs scored and hold an OBP of .303. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 21st in baseball.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.74 on the season (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 538 batters. Angels pitchers have conceded 81 long balls and also 346 total runs (27th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 260 batters and their FIP sits at 4.57 as a team so far this season. Los Angeles has conceded 553 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 318 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Angels relief pitchers have a save rate of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 52 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 runners for the year with 37.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Angels pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 61 times and also have had 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 207 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have earned 28 holds on the year (26th in baseball). They have compiled 15 saves this season and have not converted 9 of their 24 chances to save the game.

The Angels have transformed 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,430 innings, ranking them 7th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 1,810 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 606 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 11th in the majors, and they have turned 57 double plays.

Suarez (20-28 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.47 while facing 1,600 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 383 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 148 free passes. His earned run average is 5.55 (221 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.482. Suarez has pitched in 358 frames and has earned 327 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

San Francisco has 65 home runs on the year and 280 RBIs. They have 102 two-baggers, while getting a free base 221 times as well as racking up 293 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .314 and a batting average of .244 for the season. The Giants have a team SLG% of .379 and they average 4.25 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have struck out on 552 occasions (20th in the league) and have accounted for 569 hits.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.321 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (582 strikeouts vs 203 free passes). They are sitting at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 602. They have allowed 65 home runs and they relinquish 4.73 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 320 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.34 (294 earned runs allowed).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.7% of 81 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with runners on base. With 67 save situations, the Giants have compiled 45 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They sit at 21st in the league with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 238 relievers to the hill so far this season. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have walked away with 13 saves.

In 5,487 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 64 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (23rd in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 695 assists, 43 errors and have earned 1,829 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Harrison has allowed 110 hits while accumulating 103 strikeouts in 111 innings. Harrison (5-4 career win-loss record) has a 4.04 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 50 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.285 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and he has gone up against 477 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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