St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+100) Los Angeles (-120)

The Los Angeles Angels (15-26) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (16-24) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Cardinals at +100 and the Angels are at -120. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Sonny Gray and Reid Detmers.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .341 and have struck out 340 times, while drawing a walk on 134 occasions. They have tallied 130 runs batted in and 291 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .220. The Cardinals have earned 62 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 29 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 136 runs and have an on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 3.4 runs per contest, which is 29th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 46 home runs and 187 total runs (19th in MLB). St. Louis has surrendered 346 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 167 earned runs. The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.25 so far this year (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 333 hitters. They have walked 112 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a squad over the course of the season.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 40 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 28 holds on the year (7th in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 76.5% and has come into the game in 45 save situations. They have 13 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of 17 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 54 runners on the campaign with 44.4% of them earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have dispatched 124 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Cardinals have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,183 innings, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,061 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 359 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Gray has taken the mound for 1,606 innings and has 1,565 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.45 (615 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.199. He has surrendered 1,376 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 550 free passes. Gray (102-87 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.55 and he has faced 6,666 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has hit 43 home runs so far this season and 156 runs batted in. They have recorded 61 doubles, while taking a walk 113 times as well as putting up 170 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a batting average of .240 for the year. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .384 and they are recording 4.15 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 359 occasions (11th in MLB) and have tallied 333 hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.307 with a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (349 strikeouts against 146 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 326. They have allowed 45 dingers and they relinquish 5.16 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 207 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.73 (190 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. They rank 18th in the league holding a save rate of 61.5%, and they have sent 124 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 26 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of 53 inherited base runners. With 33 save situations, the Angels have accrued 20 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

In their 3,255 innings on the field, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 32 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (13th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 334 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 1,085 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Detmers has given up 319 base hits while he has accumulated 358 strikeouts in 343 frames. Detmers (15-23 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.45 ERA while surrendering 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 170 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.315 and having a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 and he has gone up against 1,472 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+100)

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