Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+124) Tampa Bay (-146)

The Tampa Bay Rays (10-8) will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (8-9) at Tropicana Field on Thursday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +124 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -146. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Griffin Canning and Ryan Pepiot.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 155 times, while being walked on 54 occasions. They have tallied 69 runs batted in and 141 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .239. The Angels have recorded 20 doubles as a squad and have smacked 20 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 80 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 4.7 runs per outing, which has them at 13th in MLB.

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The Angels have an ERA of 4.54 this season (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 147 batters. Angels pitchers have allowed 21 home runs in addition to 86 runs in total (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 61 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.45 as a squad on the year. Los Angeles has given up 129 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 77 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.41 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 15 times as well as having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 9 holds on the season (21st in the league). The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 16 save situations. They have accumulated 5 saves this year and have blown 2 of 7 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 25 runners for the season and 40.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Angels have dispatched 56 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 458 putouts on the year, as well as 148 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 7th in baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Angels have converted 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,374 innings on the field, ranking them 4th in pro baseball.

Canning (55-58 career record) holds a FIP of 4.22 and he has gone up against 3,846 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 918 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 268 walks. His earned run average is 4.21 (420 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.320. Canning has taken the ball for 898 innings and has accounted for 856 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team on-base percentage of .307 and a batting average of .239 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 155 instances (12th in the league) and have tallied 145 base hits. Tampa Bay has a total of 16 home runs for the year and 70 runs batted in. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .363 and they earn 4.33 runs per game (18th in the league). They have notched 25 two-baggers, while getting a free base 52 times as well as putting up 78 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 95 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.94 (90 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 28 long balls and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.408 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.85 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (160 strikeouts against 69 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 162.

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.8% out of their 24 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 23 times in high leverage situations in addition to 15 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Rays have earned 16 holds and also 3 blown saves. They rank 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 58 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves.

Out of their 1,479 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (16th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 16 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Rays have recorded 132 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 493 putouts over the course of the season.

Pepiot (88-93 record in his career) has a 3.89 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.74 and he has faced 6,503 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 668 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.269 and a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Pepiot has allowed 1,531 hits while tallying 1,613 punch outs in 1,546 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+124)

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