Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (29-51) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (30-46). The starting pitchers will be Mitch Spence and Tyler Anderson.

Oakland is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 782 times, while being walked on 243 occasions. They have recorded 275 RBI's as well as 588 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .221. The Athletics have accounted for 113 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 90 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 288 runs scored and have an OBP of .292. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in the league.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.35 so far this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 589 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 84 long balls and also 385 total runs (26th in the league). They have walked 262 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a squad on the year. Oakland has surrendered 690 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 342 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 86 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 50 holds for the season (7th in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have compiled a save rate of 58.6% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. They have 17 saves for the year and have missed out on 12 of 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 114 runners this year with 29.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 257 relievers to the mound this year.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 2,125 putouts so far this season, as well as 703 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and they have turned 80 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 6,375 innings on the field, which ranks them 23rd in MLB.

Spence (4-3 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.80 and he has faced 254 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 61 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 15 walks. His earned run average is 3.86 (27 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.206. Spence has taken the ball for 63 frames and has earned 50 strikeouts during his career.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .384 and they average 4.04 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have hit 114 doubles, while taking a walk 218 times and putting up 307 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 82 home runs on the season to go along with 287 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 639 occasions (14th in baseball) and have accounted for 599 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .235 this year.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.354 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.59 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (595 strikeouts vs 291 free passes). They rank 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 622. They have surrendered 91 long balls and they allow 5.18 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 388 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.78 (358 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have earned 19 saves. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 67.9%, and they have sent 236 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 64 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 39.3% out of their 112 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Angels have amassed 32 holds and also 9 blown saves.

In their 6,069 innings on the field, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 64 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 678 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 2,023 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Anderson has allowed 994 base hits while he has earned 862 strikeouts in 1,037 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 482 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 4,366 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Anderson (56-56 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.19 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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