Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) Cleveland (+105)

The Cleveland Guardians (17-20) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (20-18) at Progressive Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -125 and Cleveland is coming in at +105. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Tyler Anderson and Logan Allen.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in MLB. They have accounted for 195 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .330. The Angels have recorded 50 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 51 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 192 runs batted in as well as 333 hits this year, while their batting average is .258. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .420 and have struck out 317 times, while drawing a walk on 122 occasions.

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The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 4.24 this season (16th in MLB), and they have struck out 334 hitters. Angels pitchers have conceded 37 home runs and 184 runs in total (22nd in the league). They have walked 136 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a unit so far this year. Los Angeles has conceded 300 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 159 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 37 times and also have had 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 30 holds on the campaign (2nd in MLB). The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 65.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 50 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves for the year and have blown 7 of 20 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 59 runners so far this season with 45.8% of those players ended up scoring. The Angels have sent 113 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 1,013 putouts this year, as well as 324 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which ranks 29th in baseball, and have earned 25 double plays. The Angels have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,039 innings, which ranks them 14th in baseball.

Anderson has pitched in 834 innings and is sitting with 704 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.21 (390 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.260. He has given up 814 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 237 walks. Anderson (45-43 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 3,500 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .325 and they are earning 3.41 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have tallied 59 doubles, while taking a walk 127 times and scoring 126 runs. Cleveland has accounted for 19 long balls so far this year to go along with 115 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 283 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned 272 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .221 on the campaign.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.251 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a squad this year. They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 314. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 151 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.72 (138 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.40 (276 strikeouts against 104 walks). They have surrendered 35 homers and they allow 4.07 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

Sitting with 43 save situations, the Guardians have 20 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 23 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 52 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 23.7% out of 38 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 117 relievers to the mound for the year.

Out of their 3,006 innings on the field, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (10th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 27 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in pro baseball). The Guardians have accrued 363 assists, 17 errors and have a tally of 1,002 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Allen has conceded 118 hits while accumulating 68 punch outs in 96 innings pitched. He has conceded 63 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.661 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and he has gone up against 438 hitters in his pro baseball career. Allen (5-10 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.89 earned run average and has allowed 11.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+105)

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