Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Peacock

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

The Los Angeles Angels (21-18) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (17-21). The line on this contest has the Angels at -130 and the Guardians are opening at +110. The total has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Patrick Sandoval and Tanner Bibee.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have accumulated 200 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. The Angels have hit 54 doubles as a unit and have knocked 51 baseballs out of the park. They have 197 runs batted in in addition to 345 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .260. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .420 and have been rung up 326 times, while drawing a walk on 126 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.23 this year (16th in the league), and they have rung up 337 batters. Angels pitchers have given up 38 home runs and also 188 runs in total (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 141 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has surrendered 311 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 163 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Angels have dispatched 115 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 59 runners over the course of the season with 45.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 14 saves this season and have blown 7 of 21 save opportunities. The Angels bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 30 holds so far this season (3rd in baseball). Angels pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 37 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,120 innings, which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have 1,040 putouts so far this season, in addition to 333 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 30th in baseball, and they have twisted 26 double plays.

Sandoval has thrown 348 frames and has earned 346 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.67 (142 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. He has surrendered 311 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 142 free passes. Sandoval (13-25 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.92 while facing 1,489 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .300 as well as a team batting average of .224 for the year. They have struck out on 286 occasions (29th in the league) and are sitting with 284 base knocks. Cleveland has tallied 20 home runs this year to go along with 119 runs batted in. The Guardians have a team SLG% of .333 and they average 3.42 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have tallied 62 doubles, while getting a free base 132 times and recording 130 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 156 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.73 (142 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 35 long balls and they yield 4.09 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.265 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.50 (285 strikeouts against 108 bases on balls). They sit at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 326.

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.0% out of their 41 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 20 holds and also 9 blown saves. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 121 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 24 save chances and they have converted 15 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (15th in MLB). The Guardians have 371 assists, 19 errors and have notched a total of 1,029 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,087 innings on the diamond, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (11th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Bibee has surrendered 17 hits while accumulating 15 K's in 14 innings. He has given up 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.432 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.75 and he has gone up against 63 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Bibee (1-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.30 earned run average and has given up 10.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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