Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-142) Los Angeles (+120)

The Los Angeles Angels (10-18) welcome the Philadelphia Phillies (19-10) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Phillies at -142 and the Angels are coming in at +120. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Spencer Turnbull and Tyler Anderson.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have a total of 135 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .326. The Phillies have hit 38 doubles as a team and have hit 37 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 131 runs batted in and 249 hits this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .256. Philadelphia is slugging .419 and have struck out 241 times, while taking a walk on 100 occasions.

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The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.36 on the season (7th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 280 batters. Phillies pitchers have allowed 24 home runs in addition to 110 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 89 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.32 as a unit so far this year. Philadelphia has given up 206 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and 97 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.15 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.13.

The Phillies have dispatched 84 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners over the course of the season with 43.8% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 8 saves so far this season and have missed out on 4 out of their 12 chances to get a save. The Phillies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 26 save situations. The relievers have a total of 14 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). Phillies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 22 times and also have had 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a tally of 780 putouts thus far, as well as 268 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 21st in MLB, and have a total of 16 double plays. The Phillies have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,340 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in pro baseball.

Turnbull (14-29 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 1,419 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 305 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 129 walks. His earned run average is 4.29 (157 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.318. Turnbull has pitched in 329 frames and has accumulated 310 punch outs during his career.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a team on-base percentage of .306 as well as a team batting average of .237 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 262 instances (7th in baseball) and have notched a total of 226 hits. Los Angeles is sitting with 30 HRs on the season and 108 RBIs. The Angels have a team SLG% of .377 and they earn 4.25 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have notched 35 doubles, while walking 85 times and scoring 119 runs.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.375 and have a FIP of 4.55 as a team this season. They rank 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 232. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 155 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.02 (138 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (232 strikeouts vs 108 bases on balls). They have conceded 33 HR's and they concede 5.64 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 87 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of their 43 inherited runners. Sitting with 20 save situations, the Angels have 11 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (16th in the majors). The Angels have racked up 245 assists, 16 errors and have notched a total of 743 putouts this season. In 2,229 innings on the field, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (17th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Anderson has surrendered 943 hits while he has tallied 820 strikeouts in 973 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 462 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.275 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.75 and he has gone up against 4,104 opposing batters in his career. Anderson (52-52 career record) holds a 4.27 earned run average and has allowed 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-142)

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