Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (63-96) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (75-84) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Nathan Eovaldi and Jack Kochanowicz.

The Rangers have accrued 214 doubles as a team and have hit 168 balls out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging rate of .376 and have struck out 1,259 times, while drawing a walk on 478 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in baseball. They have accounted for 632 RBI's and 1,272 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .237. They have earned 661 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .304.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have conceded 196 home runs and also 728 runs (22nd in baseball). Texas has surrendered 1,299 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 680 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 4.37 this year (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,344 hitters. They have walked 523 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a squad this year.

The Rangers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 65.5% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 276 runners so far this season with 34.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 173 times and also have had 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 471 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have tallied 72 holds for the season (26th in the league). They have recorded 36 saves this year and have blown 19 out of their 55 chances to save the game.

The Rangers have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,606 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 12th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have amassed 4,202 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,339 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 5th in the majors, and they have turned 105 double plays.

Eovaldi has taken the hill for 1,564 innings and is sitting with 1,353 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.09 (711 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.285. He has given up 1,567 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 444 walks. Eovaldi (90-81 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.03 while facing 6,601 hitters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Angels have a team OBP of .302 and a team batting average of .229 this season. They have been rung up on 1,389 occasions (12th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,203 base hits. Los Angeles has 163 home runs so far this year to go along with 586 RBIs. The Angels have a SLG% of .370 and they average 3.93 runs per game (27th in the league). They have tallied 221 doubles, while taking a walk 475 times and scoring 625 runs.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.345 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a squad this year. They sit at 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,299. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 775 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.53 (706 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,227 strikeouts vs 589 walks). They have allowed 194 homers and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 52 save chances and they have recorded 35 saves. They rank 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 504 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 135 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.7% out of 208 inherited runners. With 118 save situations, the Angels have 64 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 150 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Angels have accrued 1,409 assists, 92 errors and have accumulated 4,212 putouts this year. In their 12,636 innings on the field, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Kochanowicz has conceded 62 hits while accumulating 24 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched. Kochanowicz (2-5 career mark) is the owner of a 4.03 earned run average while surrendering 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 26 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 237 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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