Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+125) New York (-150)

The Los Angeles Angels (34-37) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the New York Yankees (42-29). The odds on this game have the Angels at +125 while the Yankees are coming in at -150. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Jack Kochanowicz and Ryan Yarbrough.

Los Angeles is slugging .399 and have been rung up 689 times, while taking a walk on 179 occasions. They have earned 282 runs batted in and 532 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .225. The Angels have recorded 95 doubles as a team and have hit 100 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 293 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .287. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 21st in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Angels pitchers have given up 93 home runs in addition to 354 total runs (24th in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 648 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 329 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.74 on the year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 537 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 281 batters and their FIP is 4.74 as a squad this year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 71 times as well as having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 44 holds this year (14th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 59.4% and have entered the game in 79 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves for the season and have blown 13 of their 32 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 111 base runners on the campaign with 31.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Angels have sent 233 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Angels have turned 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,628 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 1,876 putouts so far this season, as well as 642 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and they have turned 84 double plays.

Kochanowicz (5-14 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.75 while facing 583 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 149 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 43 free passes. His ERA is 4.82 (73 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.409. Kochanowicz has taken the hill for 136 frames and has earned 75 strikeouts in his career.

The New York Yankees have an OBP of .338 as well as a team batting average of .255 on the season. They have struck out on 624 occasions (10th in MLB) and have a total of 614 base knocks. New York has knocked in 109 home runs so far this year to go along with 356 RBIs. The Yankees hold a slugging percentage of .451 and they are recording 5.21 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 125 two-baggers, while getting a free base 284 times as well as scoring 370 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.190 and have a FIP of 3.61 as a team for the season. They sit at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 512. The New York pitching staff have relinquished 268 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.55 (248 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.40 (658 strikeouts against 237 walks). They have conceded 69 home runs and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

New York has called on relievers to enter the contest in 28 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 230 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.1% out of 117 inherited base runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 41 holds and 7 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Yankees have racked up 597 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 1,889 putouts for the year. In their 5,667 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (5th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Yarbrough has allowed 775 hits while he has totaled 645 K's in 818 innings pitched. Yarbrough (56-41 career mark) holds a 4.19 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 381 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.183 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.34 and he has faced 3,414 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+125)

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