Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+141) Texas (-170)

The Texas Rangers (67-73) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (58-81) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +141 while Texas is priced at -170. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Samuel Aldegheri and Jose Urena.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .374 and have struck out 1,185 times, while drawing a walk on 408 occasions. They have accounted for 513 runs batted in and 1,056 hits for the year, while their team batting average is .230. The Angels have accounted for 201 two-baggers as a team and have hit 143 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 547 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 27th in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32. Angels pitchers have given up 165 home runs and 669 runs in total (27th in MLB). Los Angeles has yielded 1,109 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 614 earned runs. The Angels have compiled a team earned run average of 4.49 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,083 hitters. They have walked 515 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.60 as a team this season.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 116 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 61 holds so far this year (26th in MLB). The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.8% and has come into the game in 111 save situations. They have accumulated 33 saves so far this year and have not converted 15 of their 48 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 183 runners this year and 34.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Angels have dispatched 440 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Angels have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,067 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 3,689 putouts this year, as well as 1,221 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 18th in MLB, and they have turned 126 double plays.

Aldegheri (0-1 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.55 while going up against 27 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 6 base hits (10.8 hits per nine innings) with 2 free passes. His ERA is 3.60 (2 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.600. Aldegheri has pitched in 5 innings and has 3 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .306 and a team batting average of .239 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,108 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have earned 1,131 hits. Texas has recorded 147 home runs on the campaign and 563 RBIs. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .379 and they score 4.21 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have tallied 194 doubles, while taking a walk 426 times and scoring 589 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.290 with a FIP of 4.34 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (1,182 strikeouts against 463 walks). They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,131. They have allowed 171 homers and they yield 4.59 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 631 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.30 (590 earned runs conceded).

Texas has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 31 saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 63.3%, and they have sent 415 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have taken the field 158 times in high leverage situations and also on 157 occasions with runners on base. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.8% of 253 inherited runners. With 112 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 61 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 11,124 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 98 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 1,191 assists, 56 errors and have earned a total of 3,708 putouts for the year.

In his MLB career, Urena has surrendered 970 base knocks and he has 630 strikeouts in 940 frames. Urena (44-77 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.77 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 498 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.405 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.79 and he has faced 4,077 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-170)

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