Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (37-53) will go up against the Texas Rangers (43-48) at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Griffin Canning.

Texas has a slugging % of .385 and have been called out on strikes 704 times, while taking a walk on 280 occasions. They have accounted for 381 runs batted in and 749 base knocks on the year, while their batting average comes in at .243. The Rangers have recorded 130 doubles as a unit and have smacked 94 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 398 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .312. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Rangers pitchers have allowed 101 home runs and also 385 runs in total (12th in the league). Texas has surrendered 689 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 355 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.00 so far this season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 762 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 319 hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a team for the year.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 104 times in addition to having 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 39 holds on the year (25th in the league). The Rangers relievers have compiled a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 69 save situations. They have tallied 16 saves so far this season and have missed out on 12 of 28 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 171 base runners so far this season and 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rangers have sent 263 relievers to the mound this year.

The Rangers have transformed 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,197 innings on the field, which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned 2,399 putouts on the year, in addition to 790 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 2nd in baseball, and they have turned 68 double plays.

Lorenzen has thrown 810 innings and has tallied 664 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.02 (362 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.311. He has conceded 734 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 328 walks. Lorenzen (45-42 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.96 while he has faced 3,422 hitters in the majors.

Los Angeles has 94 HRs for the year to go along with 339 RBIs. They have recorded 133 doubles, while walking 257 times as well as scoring 363 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .235 over the course of the season. The Angels have a SLG% of .381 and they average 4.03 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 749 instances (16th in MLB) and have totaled 705 base hits.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.323 and have a FIP of 4.57 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (692 strikeouts against 335 free passes). They have a ranking of 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 718. They have conceded 105 HR's and they allow 5.04 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 446 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.64 (410 earned runs given up).

With 65 save situations, the Angels have recorded 35 holds and 9 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 30 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves. Their relievers have come in 71 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.8% of 127 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in baseball holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 280 relievers onto the field for the year.

In 7,167 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (6th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in baseball). The Angels have 796 assists, 47 errors and have notched a total of 2,389 putouts this season.

During his career, Canning has allowed 419 hits while he has accumulated 420 strikeouts in 434 innings pitched. He has given up 224 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 1,860 hitters during his MLB career. Canning (22-30 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.64 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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