Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Los Angeles Angels (26-42) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (40-28) at Angel Stadium on Monday. The starting pitchers are Jakob Junis and Jose Soriano.

Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 604 times, while being walked on 240 occasions. They have accounted for 316 RBI's in addition to 594 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .256. The Brewers have tallied 110 doubles as a team and have knocked 71 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 331 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .331. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Brewers pitchers have given up 74 home runs and 270 runs (8th in baseball). Milwaukee has yielded 541 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 250 earned runs. The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.74 for the season (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 540 batters. They have walked 211 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a team over the course of the season.

Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 66 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 36 holds on the season (18th in the league). The Brewers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 74.2% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. They have recorded 23 saves for the year and have blown 8 of 31 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 97 base runners on the season and 30.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers have dispatched 222 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 1,807 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 586 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 46 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,421 innings, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball.

Junis (38-45 career mark) has a FIP of 4.56 and he has gone up against 3,094 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 766 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 191 free passes. His ERA is 4.63 (369 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.335. Junis has taken the hill for 717 innings and is sitting with 666 K's thus far in his career.

Los Angeles has accumulated 76 home runs for the year to go along with 258 runs batted in. They have notched 102 two-baggers, while taking a walk 193 times as well as notching 276 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for a team OBP of .303 in addition to a batting average of .239 this year. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .389 and they score 4.06 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have been rung up on 574 instances (13th in baseball) and have totaled 546 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 346 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.75 (318 earned runs given up). They have conceded 81 home runs and they surrender 5.16 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.348 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.57 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (538 strikeouts against 260 walks). They rank 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 553.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 24 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. They sit at 17th in the league holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 207 relievers to the hill this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.8% out of their 98 inherited base runners. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Angels have amassed 28 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 606 assists, 34 errors and have 1,810 putouts on the campaign. In 5,430 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Soriano has surrendered 90 base hits while he has totaled 116 K's in 114 innings pitched. Soriano (5-8 career mark) has a 3.55 ERA and has allowed 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 45 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.236 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.27 and he has faced 481 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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