Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (58-81) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (67-73). The starting pitchers are Tyler Anderson and Jack Leiter.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in baseball. They are sitting with 547 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302. The Angels have recorded 201 doubles as a team and have hit 143 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 513 RBI's and 1,056 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .230. Los Angeles is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 1,185 times, while drawing a walk on 408 occasions.

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The Angels have a team earned run average of 4.49 this season (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,083 hitters. Angels pitchers have given up 165 home runs and also 669 runs (27th in the league). They have walked 515 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.60 as a squad this year. Los Angeles has relinquished 1,109 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 614 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Angels have dispatched 440 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 183 base runners on the campaign and 34.4% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 33 saves on the year and have blown 15 of their 48 save opportunities. The Angels relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 111 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 61 holds on the campaign (26th in baseball). Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 116 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 3,689 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,221 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 126 double plays. The Angels have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,067 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in professional baseball.

Anderson has taken the hill for 1,105 innings and has earned 924 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.24 (520 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.278. He has given up 1,062 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 350 walks. Anderson (60-61 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.17 while he has gone up against 4,663 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are earning 4.21 runs per game (20th in the league). They have recorded 194 two-baggers, while taking a walk 426 times and putting up 589 runs. Texas has accumulated 147 home runs so far this year to go along with 563 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,108 instances (23rd in MLB) and have totaled 1,131 hits. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .239 for the year.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.290 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,182 strikeouts against 463 walks). They rank 14th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,131. They have surrendered 171 long balls and they concede 4.59 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have given up 631 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.30 (590 earned runs yielded).

Texas has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. They are currently ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 415 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 158 times in high leverage situations in addition to 157 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.8% of 253 inherited base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 61 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 98 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 1,191 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 3,708 putouts during this campaign. In 11,124 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Leiter has given up 31 base hits while he has earned 13 K's in 18 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 24 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.155 and having a FIP of 11.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.63 and he has gone up against 97 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Leiter (0-2 career mark) has a 11.93 ERA and has surrendered 15.4 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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