St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (16-24) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Monday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (15-25). The pitchers taking the mound will be Matthew Liberatore and Jose Soriano.

St. Louis is slugging .338 and have been called out on strikes 335 times, while taking a walk on 127 occasions. They have amassed 126 runs batted in and 280 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .218. The Cardinals have tallied 60 two-baggers as a team and have hit 28 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 132 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .295. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 3.4 runs per game, which ranks them 29th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 46 long balls and 184 total runs (19th in baseball). St. Louis has yielded 339 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 164 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.28 this year (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 325 hitters. They have walked 109 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a squad on the season.

The Cardinals have sent 121 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 54 base runners on the season with 44.4% of those players crossed the plate. They have 12 saves so far this year and have missed out on 4 out of their 16 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 42 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 26 holds this year (10th in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 40 times and also have had 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 1,034 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 347 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which has them sitting 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 39 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,102 innings, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

Liberatore has taken the ball for 116 innings and has earned 89 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 5.03 (65 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.479. He has given up 121 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 51 walks. Liberatore (6-9 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.37 and he has faced 511 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an OBP of .304 as well as a team batting average of .242 this season. They have been rung up on 347 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 327 base hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 42 home runs so far this season as well as 154 RBIs. The Angels hold a slugging % of .386 and they earn 4.20 runs per game (18th in the league). They have put up 59 two-baggers, while getting a free base 113 times as well as recording 168 runs.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a staff on the year. They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 315. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 203 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.75 (186 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (341 strikeouts against 146 walks). They have allowed 45 homers and they surrender 5.19 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves. They are ranked 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have sent 121 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of their 51 inherited runners. With 33 save situations, the Angels have 20 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 31 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (10th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 327 assists, 20 errors and have accounted for 1,058 putouts so far this year. In their 3,174 innings on the field, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in the majors).

Soriano (2-7 mark in his career) has a 3.94 earned run average and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.20 and he has faced 331 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 33 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Soriano has surrendered 61 base knocks while he has accumulated 88 K's in 75 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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