Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (63-95) will meet the Texas Rangers (75-83) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and Griffin Canning.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in the league. They have tallied 659 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. The Rangers have hit 213 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 168 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 630 runs batted in in addition to 1,267 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .238. Texas has a slugging % of .377 and have been called out on strikes 1,253 times, while taking a walk on 475 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have conceded 196 long balls in addition to 725 total runs (22nd in baseball). Texas has conceded 1,290 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 677 earned runs. The Rangers have an ERA of 4.38 this season (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,341 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 520 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a team on the campaign.

The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 65.5% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 275 base runners for the season with 34.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 172 times as well as having 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 470 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 72 holds on the year (26th in baseball). They have accumulated 36 saves on the campaign and have not converted 19 out of their 55 save chances.

The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 4,178 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,329 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 105 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,534 innings, which has them ranked 12th in MLB.

Heaney has thrown 1,009 innings and is sitting with 1,067 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Heaney (51-62 career mark) has a FIP of 4.35 and he has gone up against 4,307 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.41 (495 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.261. He has conceded 974 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 299 free passes.

The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .371 and they average 3.96 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have recorded 221 doubles, while taking a walk 473 times and putting up 625 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 163 home runs on the season to go along with 586 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,379 occasions (13th in the league) and have totaled 1,197 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .229 over the course of the season.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.342 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a team for the season. They rank 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,287. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 768 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.52 (701 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 7.90 (1,220 strikeouts against 586 free passes). They have conceded 194 homers and they relinquish 4.95 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Sitting with 118 save situations, the Angels have 64 holds and also 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they have come away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations and on 134 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 207 inherited base runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 67.3%, and they have sent 502 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 150 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,404 assists, 91 errors and have 4,188 putouts so far this year. Out of their 12,564 innings on the diamond, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in the majors).

Canning (25-34 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.80 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 and he has faced 2,154 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 268 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.336 and a FIP of 4.7. In his career, Canning has given up 490 hits while totaling 479 strikeouts in 502 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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