Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Los Angeles Angels (45-57) will compete against the Oakland Athletics (41-63) at Angel Stadium on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitch Spence and Carson Fulmer.

Oakland is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 978 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. They have amassed 411 RBI's in addition to 794 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .231. The Athletics have tallied 151 doubles as a unit and have smacked 132 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 428 runs and have an on-base percentage of .302. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which is 20th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have conceded 108 home runs and 488 total runs (26th in the league). Oakland has given up 891 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 441 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.37 for the season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 778 hitters. They have walked 342 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a squad on the campaign.

Athletics pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 111 times and also have had 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 60 holds on the campaign (9th in the league). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 56.3% and stepped onto the hill in 94 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of 32 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 runners for the season and 33.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 331 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 2,722 putouts this year, in addition to 879 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball, and have earned 104 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,166 innings, which ranks them 26th in MLB.

Spence has taken the hill for 88 frames and has totaled 75 K's during his career. His ERA is 4.69 (46 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.338. He has given up 92 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) with 26 free passes. Spence (6-6 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.62 while he has gone up against 375 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has tallied 104 home runs on the year and 376 RBIs. They have hit 148 doubles, while getting a free base 293 times as well as putting up 406 runs. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .303 as well as a batting average of .234 over the course of the season. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .378 and they are recording 4.02 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 843 occasions (15th in baseball) and have earned 784 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 500 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.65 (462 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 119 home runs and they allow 5.03 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.324 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.56 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (781 strikeouts against 375 free passes). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 809.

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% of 146 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Angels have earned 40 holds and also 9 blown saves. They rank 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 73.5%, and they have dispatched 316 relievers to the mound this season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 34 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 86 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 890 assists, 51 errors and have notched a total of 2,683 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,049 innings played, the Angels have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (6th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Fulmer has allowed 170 hits while he has totaled 176 K's in 192 innings. Fulmer (7-12 career record) has earned a 5.48 ERA and has given up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 117 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.463 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.59 and he has faced 873 opposing hitters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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