Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (16-28) are en route to Globe Life Field on Friday where they will go up against the Texas Rangers (23-22). The expected starting pitchers are Tyler Anderson and Andrew Heaney.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .396 and have struck out 387 times, while drawing a walk on 125 occasions. They have accrued 172 runs batted in as well as 366 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .246. The Angels have recorded 68 doubles as a squad and have hit 48 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 188 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .308. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 15th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Angels pitchers have given up 48 long balls and 226 runs (28th in MLB). Los Angeles has given up 357 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 206 earned runs. The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.77 this season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 382 batters. They have walked 163 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a unit this year.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 38 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 21 holds on the campaign (24th in the league). The Angels relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 35 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves for the year and have not converted 6 out of their 14 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 runners on the season with 33.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Angels have dispatched 134 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 1,166 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 357 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 16th in the majors, and they have turned 35 double plays. The Angels have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,498 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in the majors.

Anderson (53-53 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.30 while he has gone up against 4,183 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 961 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 304 free passes. His earned run average is 4.28 (472 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. Anderson has thrown 992 innings and has earned 835 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .252 so far this year. They have struck out on 352 instances (17th in baseball) and have 388 hits. Texas has 46 home runs so far this year as well as 203 RBIs. The Rangers have a team SLG% of .393 and they are recording 4.73 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have put up 64 two-baggers, while taking a walk 147 times and recording 213 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have allowed 199 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.11 (181 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 44 homers and they relinquish 4.52 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (379 strikeouts vs 168 walks). They rank 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 337.

With 40 save situations, the Rangers have earned 23 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 54 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.8% out of their 83 inherited runners. They rank 18th in MLB with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 132 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

In their 3,564 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (5th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Rangers have racked up 381 assists, 21 errors and have 1,188 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Heaney has given up 864 hits while he has totaled 950 K's in 895 innings pitched. He has surrendered 446 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.263 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and he has gone up against 3,809 batters so far in his career. Heaney (46-52 career mark) is the owner of a 4.48 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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