Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Los Angeles Angels (6-4) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (5-6) at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Zack Littell and Jose Soriano.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which is 19th in the league. They are sitting with 45 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318. The Rays have recorded 17 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 9 baseballs out of the park. They have 43 RBI's as well as 90 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .247. Tampa Bay is slugging .367 and have struck out 94 times, while drawing a walk on 32 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46. Rays pitchers have conceded 16 home runs and 60 total runs (25th in the league). Tampa Bay has given up 98 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.46 so far this year (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 94 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 44 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.89 as a team for the season.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 9 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 7 holds on the campaign (15th in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. They have compiled 2 saves this year and have not converted 2 out of their 4 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 20 base runners on the season with 25.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Rays have dispatched 31 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Rays have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs in their 876 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 292 putouts for the season, in addition to 85 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .992 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and have 10 double plays.

Littell has pitched in 270 innings and has accounted for 236 K's during his career. Littell (17-11 career record) has a FIP of 4.33 and he has faced 1,141 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.96 (119 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.264. He has surrendered 268 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 74 walks.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .386 and they are scoring 4.80 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have put up 12 doubles, while walking 37 times and scoring 48 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 11 HRs so far this season as well as 40 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 90 occasions (12th in MLB) and have recorded 77 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have earned an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .232 for the season.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.96 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (78 strikeouts against 35 walks). They come in at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 77. They have given up 14 homers and they give up 5.52 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 54 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.11 (50 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 41.7% out of 24 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 6 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Angels have 6 holds and 0 blown saves. They sit at 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 31 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the game in 5 save chances and they have earned 5 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (10th in baseball). The Angels have racked up 84 assists, 4 errors and have earned 264 putouts during this campaign. In 792 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (3rd in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Soriano has conceded 37 base hits and he has 59 punch outs in 48 innings pitched. Soriano (1-4 record in his career) has a 3.75 ERA while surrendering 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 20 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and he has gone up against 210 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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