Los Angeles Angels vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-180) Colorado (+155)

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (29-48) will play the Los Angeles Angels (41-35) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -180 while Colorado is at +155. The total is set at 12. The pitchers taking the mound are Patrick Sandoval and Kyle Freeland.

The Angels have hit 125 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 108 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .433 and have been rung up 665 times, while drawing a walk on 256 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 4.8 runs/g, which is 10th in baseball. They have 354 RBI's and 652 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is at .253. They have tallied 365 runs and have an OBP of .328.

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The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 4.13 on the campaign (15th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 661 hitters. Angels pitchers have given up 81 long balls in addition to 344 total runs (17th in the league). They have walked 274 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a squad over the course of the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 621 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 309 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33.

The Angels have dispatched 222 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 109 base runners so far this year with 42.2% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 27 saves on the year and have missed out on 13 of their 40 save opportunities. The Angels bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.5% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 56 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB). Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 65 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 2,022 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 637 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and they have twisted 65 double plays. The Angels have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,066 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Sandoval has thrown 382 innings and has earned 374 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.77 (160 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.326. He has surrendered 351 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 156 walks. Sandoval (14-30 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.90 while he has faced 1,641 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Colorado has 68 HRs this year to go along with 322 runs batted in. They have put up 163 doubles, while taking a walk 222 times as well as scoring 337 runs. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated an OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .255 over the course of the season. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .404 and they are recording 4.38 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have been rung up on 699 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 666 hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 440 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.47 (405 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 109 home runs and they surrender 5.94 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.536 in addition to having a FIP of 5.19 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (562 strikeouts against 299 free passes). They are currently ranked 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 724.

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of 122 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 71 occasions with runners on. With 46 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 18 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They rank 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 57.7%, and they have dispatched 248 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 26 save opportunities and they have converted 15 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Rockies have accrued 735 assists, 41 errors and have accounted for 2,000 putouts for the year. Out of their 6,000 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Freeland has conceded 966 hits and he has 691 punch outs in 909 innings. Freeland (53-59 career win-loss record) holds a 4.29 earned run average and has given up 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 433 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.402 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and he has faced 3,926 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-180)

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