Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (68-73) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (58-82) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Caden Dana and Andrew Heaney.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .373 and have struck out 1,196 times, while being walked on 411 occasions. They have accrued 514 runs batted in and 1,060 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .230. The Angels have accounted for 201 doubles as a unit and have smacked 143 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 548 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .301. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.10 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Angels pitchers have surrendered 166 home runs and also 672 total runs (27th in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 1,119 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 617 earned runs. The Angels have a team earned run average of 4.49 so far this season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,085 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 516 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.60 as a unit for the season.

The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 68.8% and has come into the game in 111 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 183 base runners so far this season and 34.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Angels bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 116 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 441 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have recorded 61 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). They have 33 saves on the year and have blown 15 of their 48 save opportunities.

The Angels have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,139 innings, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 3,713 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,231 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 18th in baseball, and have earned 128 double plays.

Dana (1-0 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.96 and he has faced 23 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 2 base hits (3.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 4 free passes. His earned run average is 3.00 (2 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.000. Dana has taken the hill for 6 innings and has racked up 4 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .379 and they score 4.20 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have 195 two-baggers, while getting a free base 427 times and putting up 592 runs. Texas is sitting with 148 HRs this season to go along with 566 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,110 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have 1,141 base hits. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .239 for the season.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,193 strikeouts against 466 free passes). They come in at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,135. They have allowed 171 dingers and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have allowed 632 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.27 (591 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Rangers have 63 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Texas has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have walked away with 32 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 158 times in high leverage situations in addition to 157 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of 253 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in baseball holding a save rate of 64.0%, and they have sent 417 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season.

In their 11,205 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (7th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rangers have 1,200 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 3,735 putouts this season.

Heaney (50-61 mark in his career) has earned a 4.40 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.55 and he has faced 4,234 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 485 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 4.3. In his pro baseball career, Heaney has surrendered 957 hits while he has earned 1,052 strikeouts in 993 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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