Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, July 28, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (45-58) will take on the Oakland Athletics (42-63) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Hogan Harris and Jose Soriano.

Oakland has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 992 times, while taking a walk on 329 occasions. They have earned 417 runs batted in and 812 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .232. The Athletics have compiled 156 doubles as a unit and have knocked 135 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 435 runs scored and hold an OBP of .303. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 20th in the league.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.41 for the year (23rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 792 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 109 long balls and 501 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 345 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a squad over the course of the season. Oakland has given up 909 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 453 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 113 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 63 holds for the season (7th in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 57.6% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. They have 19 saves on the year and have blown 14 out of their 33 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 158 base runners so far this season and 33.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Athletics have sent 336 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 2,776 putouts so far this season, as well as 899 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 106 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,328 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball.

Harris has taken the mound for 117 frames and has earned 98 punch outs in his MLB career. Harris (5-9 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.15 while facing 517 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.23 (68 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.477. He has allowed 120 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 53 walks.

The Angels have a team slugging % of .376 and they earn 4.01 runs per outing (26th in baseball). They have put up 151 two-baggers, while taking a walk 297 times as well as scoring 413 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 104 long balls on the season to go along with 383 RBIs. They have been rung up on 864 instances (14th in the league) and have recorded 800 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled a team on-base percentage of .303 and a batting average of .235 so far this year.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.321 with a FIP of 4.60 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.80 (793 strikeouts against 381 walks). They come in at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 824. They have relinquished 123 homers and they give up 5.00 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 507 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.63 (469 earned runs given up).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They are ranked 3rd in the league holding a save rate of 74.3%, and they have dispatched 324 relievers onto the field this season. Their relievers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.6% of 146 inherited base runners. With 77 save situations, the Angels have earned 41 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 88 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Angels have 908 assists, 52 errors and have amassed 2,737 putouts so far this year. In their 8,211 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (6th in MLB).

Soriano (7-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.55 earned run average while surrendering 7.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.22 and he has faced 574 batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Soriano has given up 107 base hits and he has 133 strikeouts in 137 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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