Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, July 8, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Texas Rangers (41-48) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Monday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (37-51). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jon Gray and Davis Daniel.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 685 times, while taking a walk on 275 occasions. They have tallied 360 runs batted in as well as 718 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .240. The Rangers have hit 125 doubles as a team and have hit 89 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 376 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 18th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have given up 100 home runs and also 379 runs in total (12th in baseball). Texas has conceded 676 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 349 earned runs. The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.02 so far this year (17th in the league), and they have struck out 746 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 316 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.27 as a team on the campaign.

The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 68 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 runners this year and 34.1% of those players ended up scoring. Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 102 times and also have had 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 258 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have notched 38 holds over the course of the season (26th in MLB). They have tallied 16 saves for the year and have missed out on 12 out of their 28 save chances.

The Rangers have turned 71.5% of balls in play into outs in their 7,035 innings, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 2,345 putouts thus far, in addition to 770 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 65 double plays.

Gray (72-68 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.35 and he has gone up against 5,077 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,169 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 395 walks. His earned run average is 4.42 (586 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.311. Gray has pitched in 1,193 frames and is sitting with 1,196 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an OBP of .304 as well as a batting average of .237 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 738 occasions (16th in the league) and have a total of 694 base knocks. Los Angeles has accumulated 94 home runs this season as well as 335 RBIs. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .384 and they are earning 4.08 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have recorded 133 doubles, while walking 252 times and scoring 359 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.319 and have a FIP of 4.56 as a team on the season. They come in at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 699. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 432 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.57 (396 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (678 strikeouts vs 329 bases on balls). They have relinquished 102 dingers and they give up 4.99 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.4% out of their 125 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 71 times in high leverage situations and also on 78 occasions with runners on. With 65 save situations, the Angels have 35 holds and 9 blown saves. They sit at 6th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 274 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 30 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 777 assists, 46 errors and have 2,338 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,014 innings played, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (6th in the majors).

Daniel (2-2 career win-loss mark) has a 2.50 earned run average and has given up 6.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 102 hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.111 and a FIP of 2.5. So far in his MLB career, Daniel has given up 18 hits while totaling 20 punch outs in 25 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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