New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (47-62) will compete against the New York Mets (57-51) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Jose Quintana and Griffin Canning.

New York has a slugging rate of .421 and have been called out on strikes 892 times, while drawing a walk on 352 occasions. They have recorded 507 RBI's and 924 hits for the year, and their batting average is .249. The Mets have earned 198 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 140 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 526 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have yielded 125 home runs in addition to 500 total runs (22nd in the league). New York has yielded 846 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 449 earned runs. The Mets have an earned run average of 4.17 this year (21st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 958 hitters. They have walked 411 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a unit this year.

Mets relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 112 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 73 holds on the year (4th in the league). The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 65.2% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. They have 30 saves on the campaign and have not converted 16 of 46 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 150 runners this year with 32.7% of them crossed home plate. The Mets have dispatched 353 relievers to the hill on the year.

The New York Mets have earned 2,908 putouts for the season, in addition to 945 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 28th in baseball, and they have turned 91 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,724 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Quintana has taken the ball for 1,912 innings and has earned 1,682 K's in his pro baseball career. Quintana (98-99 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 8,021 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.75 (797 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.279. He has allowed 1,876 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 568 walks.

The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for a team OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .235 this year. They have struck out on 906 instances (18th in the league) and have 851 base hits. Los Angeles has 112 HRs over the course of the season and 411 RBIs. The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .378 and they earn 4.05 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have hit 160 doubles, while taking a walk 316 times as well as racking up 441 runs.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.58 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.90 (852 strikeouts against 398 walks). They come in at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 866. They have given up 131 home runs and they concede 4.98 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 535 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.59 (493 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 87 save situations, the Angels have earned 46 holds and 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.0% of 150 inherited runners. They sit at 4th in the league holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 346 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Angels have 956 assists, 55 errors and have a total of 2,902 putouts so far this year. Out of their 8,706 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (5th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Canning has allowed 442 hits while accumulating 438 strikeouts in 452 innings. Canning (22-31 career record) is the owner of a 4.76 ERA and has surrendered 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 239 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.331 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 1,946 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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