Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (37-52) will take on the Texas Rangers (42-48) on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Max Scherzer and Roansy Contreras.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.3 runs per outing, which is 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 389 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. The Rangers have accrued 128 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 92 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 373 runs batted in in addition to 737 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .243. Texas is slugging .383 and have been rung up 695 times, while taking a walk on 278 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26. Rangers pitchers have given up 101 home runs and also 381 runs in total (12th in the league). Texas has conceded 681 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 351 earned runs. The Rangers have an earned run average of 4.00 for the season (16th in MLB), and they have rung up 754 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 316 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a team for the year.

The Rangers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 68 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 runners this season with 34.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 102 times as well as having 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 259 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 38 holds this season (26th in baseball). They have accumulated 16 saves this year and have blown 12 of 28 chances to save the game.

The Rangers have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,116 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have accounted for 2,372 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 780 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and have accumulated 66 double plays.

Scherzer has thrown 2,850 innings and is sitting with 3,378 strikeouts in his career. Scherzer (215-110 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.10 and he has gone up against 11,514 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.15 (996 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.076. He has given up 2,317 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 749 free passes.

The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .235 on the year. They have been rung up on 741 occasions (16th in MLB) and are sitting with 697 hits. Los Angeles has 94 home runs on the campaign to go along with 335 runs batted in. The Angels hold a slugging % of .381 and they score 4.03 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have hit 133 doubles, while walking 254 times and recording 359 runs.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.320 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.56 as a unit on the season. They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 706. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 437 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.59 (401 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (683 strikeouts against 333 free passes). They have conceded 103 long balls and they concede 5.00 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.4% out of 125 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 71 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on. With 65 save situations, the Angels have recorded 35 holds and also 9 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 277 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 30 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 71 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (14th in the majors). The Angels have 788 assists, 46 errors and have earned a total of 2,362 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,086 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (6th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Contreras has allowed 194 base knocks while he has earned 177 K's in 201 innings pitched. Contreras (9-13 career win-loss record) holds a 4.74 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 106 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.411 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and he has gone up against 878 hitters thus far 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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