New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels
Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
Odds/Point Spread: New York (-105) Los Angeles (-115)
Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (46-48) will take on the New York Yankees (50-44) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New York at -105 and Los Angeles is coming in at -115. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Domingo German and Patrick Sandoval.
As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. They have accumulated 415 runs scored while having a team OBP of .301. The Yankees have accounted for 128 doubles as a team and have knocked 131 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 398 RBI's and 716 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .231. New York has a slugging percentage of .408 and have struck out 752 times, while being walked on 291 occasions.
The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.85 over the course of the season (8th in MLB), and they have rung up 817 batters. Yankees pitchers have given up 107 home runs and 398 total runs (11th in the league). They have walked 306 hitters and their FIP is 4.27 as a unit over the course of the season. New York has surrendered 735 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 359 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.
The Yankees have sent 304 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 164 base runners so far this year with 38.4% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 of 41 save chances. The Yankees relief pitchers have a save rate of 65.9% and stepped onto the hill in 92 save situations. The bullpen have 50 holds so far this year (14th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 112 times in addition to having 117 appearances in high leverage situations.
The New York Yankees are sitting with 2,519 putouts thus far, as well as 836 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 25th in MLB, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Yankees have turned 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,557 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in pro baseball.
German has taken the mound for 505 frames and has earned 521 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. German (31-26 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.49 while he has faced 2,113 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.36 (245 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.179. He has allowed 441 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 155 free passes.
Los Angeles has accumulated 142 long balls this season to go along with 451 RBIs. They have 149 two-baggers, while getting a free base 321 times and putting up 469 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded a team on-base percentage of .332 as well as a team batting average of .258 on the season. The Angels have a SLG% of .446 and they are scoring 4.99 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 844 instances (11th in the league) and have earned 825 base knocks.
The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.382 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.52 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 795. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 462 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.55 (420 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (833 strikeouts vs 352 free passes). They have surrendered 113 long balls and they concede 5.01 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).
Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.5% of 127 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with base runners. With 110 save situations, the Angels have recorded 63 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They sit at 14th in baseball with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have sent 278 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have earned 29 saves.
In their 7,470 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (18th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 72 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Angels have 760 assists, 52 errors and have 2,490 putouts on the season.
In his MLB career, Sandoval has surrendered 370 base hits while he has totaled 390 punch outs in 397 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 170 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and he has faced 1,714 hitters thus far in his career. Sandoval (14-31 record in his career) has a 3.85 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-105)
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