Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-205) Los Angeles (+172)

The Cleveland Guardians (68-74) are on their way to Angel Stadium on Sunday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (65-77). The odds on this game have Cleveland at -205 while Los Angeles is at +172. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Bibee and Kenny Rosenberg.

The Guardians have earned 256 doubles as a unit and have smacked 106 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,004 times, while being walked on 411 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have accumulated 539 RBI's and 1,205 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .249. They have 576 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.49 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 154 home runs and also 603 runs in total (9th in baseball). Cleveland has relinquished 1,183 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 558 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.95 this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,147 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 460 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a squad so far this year.

The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.9% and stepped onto the hill in 163 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 173 runners over the course of the season and 22.0% of those players crossed home plate. Guardians bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 124 times as well as having 169 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 473 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have 89 holds this season (4th in MLB). They have earned 42 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 27 of their 69 chances to get a save.

The Guardians have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs in their 11,436 innings on the field, which ranks them 6th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,812 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,257 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 10th in MLB, and have a total of 108 double plays.

Bibee (10-3 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.73 while he has gone up against 541 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 115 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 45 walks. His earned run average is 3.05 (44 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.234. Bibee has taken the ball for 129 innings and has racked up 129 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .323 as well as a batting average of .249 on the year. They have struck out on 1,309 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,200 base knocks. Los Angeles has accounted for 202 home runs for the year as well as 638 RBIs. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .432 and they earn 4.67 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have 224 doubles, while walking 476 times as well as recording 663 runs.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.426 and have a FIP of 4.63 as a staff this year. They come in at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,233. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 734 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.73 (659 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (1,273 strikeouts vs 555 free passes). They have allowed 182 homers and they relinquish 5.27 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 43.7% out of their 183 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 148 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 86 holds and also 24 blown saves. They are currently ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.1%, and they have sent 427 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 65 save chances and they have come away with 41 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 109 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in the majors). The Angels have racked up 1,133 assists, 85 errors and have a tally of 3,762 putouts for the season. In their 11,286 innings on the field, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (26th in MLB).

Rosenberg (0-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.94 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.27 and he has faced 110 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 13 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.690 and having a FIP of 4.2. In his MLB career, Rosenberg has surrendered 25 hits while totaling 19 K's in 23 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-205)

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