Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (51-64) are en route to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (52-64). The pitchers taking the mound are Johnny Cueto and MacKenzie Gore.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been called out on strikes 958 times, while being walked on 337 occasions. They have compiled 438 RBI's as well as 902 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .237. The Angels have accumulated 170 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 116 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 469 runs while holding a team OBP of .306. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 25th in baseball.

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The Angels have an earned run average of 4.52 this year (26th in the league), and they have struck out 903 hitters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 136 long balls and 557 runs in total (26th in the league). They have walked 420 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.55 as a unit this year. Los Angeles has given up 918 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 513 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Angels have dispatched 366 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 154 base runners this season with 37.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 30 saves so far this year and have not converted 13 of 43 chances to save the game. The Angels relievers have accumulated a save rate of 69.8% and has entered the game in 94 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 49 holds for the season (28th in the league). Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 96 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 3,061 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,001 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 20th in MLB, and they have turned 97 double plays. The Angels have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,183 innings, which has them sitting 4th in the majors.

Cueto has taken the ball for 2,296 innings and has accounted for 1,890 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Cueto (145-115 career mark) has a FIP of 3.51 and he has faced 9,541 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.56 (909 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.211. He has given up 2,131 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 649 free passes.

Washington has compiled 95 home runs on the year as well as 469 runs batted in. They have tallied 192 two-baggers, while getting a free base 341 times as well as earning 496 runs. The Washington Nationals have tallied a team OBP of .312 and a batting average of .243 on the season. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .375 and they are recording 4.28 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have been rung up on 887 occasions (24th in the league) and have recorded 935 base hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.326 with a FIP of 3.97 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (935 strikeouts vs 331 bases on balls). They come in at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,031. They have surrendered 123 dingers and they allow 4.87 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have yielded 556 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (502 earned runs conceded).

Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.6% out of their 149 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 102 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with base runners. With 109 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 63 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 67.4%, and they have sent 404 relievers to the hill so far this year. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 107 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Nationals have 1,015 assists, 71 errors and have 3,083 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,249 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (29th in pro baseball).

Gore (18-23 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.53 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and he has faced 1,414 batters during his career. He has given up a total of 162 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.462 and a FIP of 4.5. In his pro baseball career, Gore has surrendered 331 base hits while earning 351 strikeouts in 322 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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