Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels
Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California
TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA
The Los Angeles Angels (57-80) will face the Los Angeles Dodgers (83-55) on Wednesday at Angel Stadium. Bobby Miller and Griffin Canning are expected to start as pitchers.
As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers score 5.0 runs per game, which ranks 3rd in the league. They have scored 694 runs and hold a team OBP of .331. As a team, the Dodgers have hit 256 doubles and hit 189 balls out of the park. They have 674 runs batted in and 1,199 base hits for the year and their batting average is .255. Los Angeles has a .439 slugging average and has been struck out 1,154 times while walking 504 times.
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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 3.86 so far this year (10th in baseball) and have 1,175 hitters on the field. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 170 home runs and 577 runs (9th in the league). They have walked 418 opposing players and their FIP as a unit is 4.21 this season. Los Angeles has allowed 1,085 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 528 earned runs. They have posted a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.81 and the pitchers have posted a combined WHIP of 1.22.
Dodgers relief pitchers have posted a 62.5% save percentage and have gone to the mound in 168 save situations. Bullpen pitchers have taken on 146 runners this season and 30.8% of those runners have crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have taken on the mound with runners on base 107 times and have also had 164 appearances in high-pressure situations. The Dodgers have sent 470 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Relief pitchers have posted a total of 93 holds this season (3rd in MLB). They have posted 45 saves this season and blown 27 of 72 save opportunities.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have 3,698 putouts, 1,183 assists and 70 errors this season. Their fielding percentage is .986, which ranks 11th in baseball, and they have made 102 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 71.2% of the balls into outs in their 11,094 innings on the field, which ranks 3rd in professional baseball.
Miller (career record 13-7) has a FIP of 4.62 and has faced 704 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 157 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and 54 walks. His ERA is 4.69 (88 ERs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.249. Miller has pitched in 169 innings and has 159 punch outs in his career.
The Los Angeles Angels have a .302 OBP and a .230 team batting average so far this season. They have 1,166 strikeouts (15th in the league) and have 1,040 base hits. Los Angeles has 138 long balls and 501 runs batted in so far this year. The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .373 and are scoring 3.91 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have 201 doubles, been given a free base 402 times and have scored 535 runs.
The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.325 and a FIP of 4.62 as a team on the season. As a pitching staff, they currently rank 8th in MLB with 1,097 hits allowed. The Los Angeles pitching staff has allowed 662 runs this year and has a team ERA of 4.52 (608 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 7.90 (1,059 strikeouts against 506 free passes). They have allowed 164 home runs and are giving up 4.92 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).
In 111 save situations, the Angels have recorded 61 holds along with 15 blown saves. Los Angeles has called bullpen pitchers to the mound in 48 save opportunities, and they have made 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have entered the mound 126 times in high leverage situations, in addition to 114 opportunities with runners on the field. Los Angeles’ relief pitchers have an Inherited Score Percentage of 34.8% on 181 runners carried. They currently rank fifth in MLB with a 68.8% save rate and have sent 433 relief pitchers to the field this year.
In their 10,896 innings pitched, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have 123 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in the Major Leagues). The Angels have 1,209 assists, 75 errors and a total of 3,632 putouts on the season.
In his MLB career, Canning has allowed 468 hits and has 459 punch outs in 480 innings pitched. Canning (career record 23-33) has posted a 4.76 earned run average and has allowed 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 254 total earned runs while compiling a 1.327 WHIP and a 4.7 FIP. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.72 and he has faced 2,056 opposing hitters in his career.
Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?
Josh Schonwald’s pick: Take the Angels
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