Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Cleveland Guardians (66-73) are headed to Angel Stadium on Thursday where they will meet the Los Angeles Angels (64-75). The starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Griffin Canning.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .380 and have struck out 991 times, while taking a walk on 397 occasions. They have accounted for 529 RBI's as well as 1,178 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .249. The Guardians have accounted for 250 doubles as a team and have smacked 106 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 566 runs while holding a team OBP of .311. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 27th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Guardians pitchers have allowed 153 home runs and 596 runs in total (10th in baseball). Cleveland has allowed 1,167 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 551 earned runs. The Guardians have an ERA of 3.99 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,119 batters. They have walked 447 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a squad on the year.

Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 122 times in addition to having 161 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 79 holds this season (10th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.6% and has entered the game in 150 save situations. They have tallied 40 saves this season and have blown 26 out of their 66 save chances. The relievers have inherited 170 runners so far this season with 22.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Guardians have dispatched 460 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Guardians have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,196 innings, which has them ranked 7th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 3,732 putouts this season, in addition to 1,232 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 9th in professional baseball, and have 107 double plays.

Quantrill has taken the hill for 544 innings and has racked up 409 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.89 (235 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.257. He has surrendered 529 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 155 free passes. Quantrill (33-22 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.22 while facing 2,294 batters during his time in the majors.

The Angels have a SLG% of .434 and they are earning 4.71 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have hit 221 doubles, while walking 466 times as well as racking up 654 runs. Los Angeles has 200 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 629 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,287 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 1,179 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an OBP of .323 as well as a team batting average of .250 on the campaign.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.415 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a team for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (1,260 strikeouts vs 537 walks). They are sitting at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,199. They have yielded 180 home runs and they allow 5.25 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 716 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.73 (645 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 152 save situations, the Angels have earned 86 holds and also 24 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 65 save opportunities and they have earned 41 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 43.3% out of their 178 inherited base runners. They are ranked 16th in MLB with a save rate of 63.1%, and they have sent 416 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 106 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,108 assists, 84 errors and have amassed 3,681 putouts so far this year. In their 11,043 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (26th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Canning has given up 296 base hits and he has 331 strikeouts in 314 innings. Canning (19-18 career record) has earned a 4.59 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 160 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.290 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.04 and he has faced 1,336 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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