New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The New York Yankees (37-18) are en route to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (20-33). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Nestor Cortes Jr and Griffin Canning.

New York has a slugging percentage of .438 and have struck out 422 times, while being walked on 207 occasions. They have earned 255 RBI's as well as 472 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .257. The Yankees have compiled 80 doubles as a unit and have smacked 81 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 266 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. As a unit, the New York Yankees are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which is 7th in the league.

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The Yankees have an earned run average of 2.77 on the year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 478 batters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 49 home runs and 174 runs in total (1st in the league). They have walked 181 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.77 as a team on the campaign. New York has relinquished 378 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.64 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.14.

Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 64 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 26 holds so far this season (20th in baseball). The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. They have 20 saves for the year and have blown 8 of their 28 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 94 base runners so far this season with 33.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 161 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Yankees have transformed 72.8% of balls in play into outs in their 4,419 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 1,473 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 446 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which ranks 15th in the majors, and have a total of 41 double plays.

Cortes Jr has taken the mound for 459 innings and has earned 476 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Cortes Jr (27-15 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 1,887 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.74 (191 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has conceded 394 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 136 free passes.

The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .403 and they score 4.34 runs per game (16th in the league). They have recorded 81 doubles, while taking a walk 152 times as well as putting up 230 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 64 HRs so far this season and 213 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 463 instances (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 444 hits. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with an on-base percentage of .307 and a batting average of .245 this season.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.317 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 423. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 266 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.64 (244 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (447 strikeouts vs 200 bases on balls). They have surrendered 63 long balls and they surrender 5.06 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 69 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with base runners. With 44 save situations, the Angels have amassed 24 holds and 9 blown saves. They sit at 24th in baseball with a save rate of 55.0%, and they have sent 162 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (11th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 455 assists, 28 errors and have accumulated 1,420 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 4,260 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in MLB).

Canning (21-25 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.64 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 1,658 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 200 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and having a FIP of 4.7. During his career, Canning has allowed 370 base knocks while accumulating 389 punch outs in 388 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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