Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-112) Los Angeles (-108)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (64-76) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (67-73) on Friday. The line on this contest has Cleveland at -112 and Los Angeles is opening at -108. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Logan Allen and Tyler Anderson.

The Guardians have tallied 252 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 106 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have been called out on strikes 997 times, while drawing a walk on 399 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.1 runs/g, which is 28th in baseball. They have earned 531 runs batted in in addition to 1,183 hits for the year, and their batting average is .248. They have a total of 568 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.96 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,130 batters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 153 home runs and 597 runs in total (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 452 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.24 as a unit for the year. Cleveland has surrendered 1,169 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 552 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 61.2% and stepped onto the hill in 154 save situations. The relievers have inherited 170 runners this season and 22.4% of those players crossed home plate. Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 122 times as well as having 164 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 464 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have racked up 82 holds for the year (7th in the league). They have recorded 41 saves this season and have blown 26 of 67 save opportunities.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,759 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,239 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them ranked 9th in baseball, and have accumulated 107 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,277 innings on the field, which has them ranked 6th in professional baseball.

Allen has taken the mound for 96 frames and is sitting with 68 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 5.89 (63 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.661. He has surrendered 118 base knocks (11.0 hits per nine innings) with 42 walks. Allen (5-10 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.62 and he has gone up against 438 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has accumulated 201 long balls for the season to go along with 632 RBIs. They have 222 two-baggers, while getting a free base 468 times and notching 657 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .249 so far this year. The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .434 and they average 4.69 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,292 instances (6th in MLB) and have 1,186 base hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.419 with a FIP of 4.63 as a team so far this year. They rank 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,211. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 726 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.74 (651 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,266 strikeouts vs 543 bases on balls). They have surrendered 182 home runs and they allow 5.29 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

Sitting with 152 save situations, the Angels have compiled 86 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 65 save chances and they have walked away with 41 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 112 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 43.9% out of 180 inherited runners. They rank 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.1%, and they have dispatched 418 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

Out of their 11,124 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (26th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 106 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in MLB). The Angels have recorded 1,112 assists, 85 errors and have earned a total of 3,708 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Anderson has surrendered 916 hits and he has 788 punch outs in 930 innings. Anderson (49-49 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.35 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 450 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 3,928 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-108)

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