Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Cleveland (+110)

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (17-20) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (20-18) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Angels at -130 while the Guardians are priced at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Reid Detmers and Cal Quantrill.

The Angels have compiled 50 doubles as a unit and have hit 51 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .420 and have been called out on strikes 317 times, while being walked on 122 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 5.1 runs/g, which puts them at 7th in MLB. They have 192 RBI's in addition to 333 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is at .258. They have a total of 195 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .330.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.46 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Angels pitchers have allowed 37 home runs in addition to 184 runs in total (20th in the league). Los Angeles has relinquished 300 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 159 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 on the season (16th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 334 hitters. They have walked 136 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a team for the season.

The Angels relievers have earned a save rate of 65.0% and has entered the game in 50 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 59 base runners this season and 45.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 37 times as well as having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 113 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have tallied 30 holds for the year (2nd in baseball). They have earned 13 saves this season and have blown 7 of 20 save opportunities.

The Angels have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,039 innings, which has them sitting 14th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have 1,013 putouts this season, as well as 324 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 25 double plays.

Detmers has taken the ball for 179 innings and has 179 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.41 (88 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.325. He has surrendered 169 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 69 walks. Detmers (8-12 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.12 while he has gone up against 776 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians have an on-base percentage of .297 and a batting average of .221 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 283 occasions (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 272 base hits. Cleveland has a total of 19 HRs for the season to go along with 115 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .325 and they are scoring 3.41 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have recorded 59 two-baggers, while taking a walk 127 times and racking up 126 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 151 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.72 (138 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 35 homers and they yield 4.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.251 with a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.40 (276 strikeouts vs 104 bases on balls). They rank 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 314.

Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.7% out of their 38 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with runners on base. With 43 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 20 holds and 8 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 117 relievers to the hill so far this year. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 23 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 363 assists, 17 errors and have accounted for 1,002 putouts so far this year. In 3,006 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (10th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Quantrill has conceded 484 base knocks and he has 390 K's in 510 frames. Quantrill (33-18 record in his career) has earned a 3.56 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 202 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.227 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 2,134 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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