Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+130) Cleveland (-150)

The Los Angeles Angels (61-79) are headed to Progressive Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (73-65). The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at +130 and Cleveland is sitting at -150. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Jose Suarez and Cody Morris.

The Angels have accounted for 180 doubles as a team and have knocked 166 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .386 and have been called out on strikes 1,350 times, while drawing a walk on 398 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in the league. They have 515 runs batted in in addition to 1,073 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .229. They have racked up 537 runs while having a team OBP of .294.

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Angels pitchers have given up 150 home runs in addition to 588 runs in total (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 474 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Angels have a team ERA of 3.82 on the year (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,188 hitters.

The Angels bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 53.7% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 219 runners this season with 37.4% of those players crossed home plate. Angels pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 140 times as well as having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 420 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 59 holds on the season (24th in the league). They have compiled 29 saves so far this season and have missed out on 25 of 54 save opportunities.

The Angels have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,196 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 3,732 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,196 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball, and have a total of 120 double plays.

Suarez has taken the ball for 267 frames and has accounted for 243 K's in his career. His earned run average is 5.08 (151 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.408. He has given up 272 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 105 walks. Suarez (16-22 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.96 while going up against 1,177 batters in the majors.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a batting average of .250 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 950 occasions (30th in baseball) and have a total of 1,181 base hits. Cleveland has a total of 108 home runs so far this season as well as 549 runs batted in. The Guardians have a team SLG% of .379 and they are earning 4.17 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have hit 238 doubles, while taking a walk 380 times as well as earning 575 runs.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.189 and have a FIP of 3.82 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,072. The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 548 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.61 (492 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.01 (1,167 strikeouts against 388 walks). They have allowed 145 home runs and they surrender 4.02 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of 159 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with base runners. With 108 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 50 holds and 15 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in MLB with a save rate of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 427 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 54 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves.

In 11,052 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (7th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 106 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Guardians have racked up 1,222 assists, 83 errors and have accumulated 3,684 putouts this season.

Morris (0-1 career mark) has a 3.00 earned run average while allowing 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and he has gone up against 28 hitters in his career. He has allowed 2 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.667 and a FIP of 5.1. During his MLB career, Morris has surrendered 7 base knocks while totaling 5 punch outs in 6 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+130)

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