Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-122) Tampa Bay (+102)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (4-5) will play the Los Angeles Angels (6-3) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at -122 and the Rays are opening at +102. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Hendricks and Shane Baz.

The Angels have tallied 11 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 13 balls out of the park. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .411 and have been called out on strikes 78 times, while drawing a walk on 26 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which is 8th in the league. They have 46 runs batted in and 71 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is .234. They have 46 runs and have an OBP of .303.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Angels pitchers have given up 16 home runs in addition to 47 total runs (21st in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 72 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 41 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 4.50 so far this year (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 74 hitters. They have walked 38 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.24 as a squad so far this season.

The Angels bullpen have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The relievers have inherited 13 base runners for the season and 46.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 10 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 31 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 6 holds this year (15th in MLB). They have compiled 4 saves for the year and have not converted 3 of their 7 save opportunities.

The Kansas City Royals have a total of 246 putouts this season, as well as 81 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 9 double plays. The Angels have turned 73.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 738 innings, which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball.

Hendricks has thrown 1,586 innings and has racked up 1,263 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.68 (649 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.180. He has given up 1,508 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 364 walks. Hendricks (97-81 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.63 and he has faced 6,542 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay has accumulated 5 long balls for the season as well as 31 runs batted in. They have 15 doubles, while walking 26 times as well as earning 34 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with a team OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .256 for the season. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .365 and they are recording 3.78 runs per outing (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 63 occasions (30th in the league) and are sitting with 75 hits.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 0.972 in addition to having a FIP of 2.87 as a squad on the campaign. They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 60. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 28 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 2.99 (26 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 10.00 (87 strikeouts against 16 bases on balls). They have surrendered 7 dingers and they surrender 3.22 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 1 save chance and they were able to convert that opportunity. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 26 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 5 times in high leverage situations and on 1 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 0.0% out of their 1 inherited base runners. Sitting with 2 save situations, the Rays have tallied 1 hold and 0 blown saves.

In 708 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (16th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 6 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (20th in baseball). The Rays have accrued 74 assists, 5 errors and have a tally of 236 putouts so far this year.

Baz (8-5 career record) has a 3.23 ERA while surrendering 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 508 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 45 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.086 and a FIP of 3.2. So far in his career, Baz has allowed 97 base knocks while he has tallied 127 strikeouts in 125 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-122)

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