St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-154) Los Angeles (+130)

The St. Louis Cardinals (17-24) are on their way to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (15-27). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -154 and the Angels are sitting at +130. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Lance Lynn and Griffin Canning.

St. Louis is slugging .342 and have struck out 349 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. They have tallied 138 RBI's and 301 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .222. The Cardinals have tallied 63 doubles as a team and have knocked 30 baseballs out of the park. They have 146 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .302. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 47 home runs and 192 total runs (18th in the league). St. Louis has surrendered 353 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 172 earned runs. The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 4.27 on the campaign (21st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 338 batters. They have walked 116 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a squad so far this year.

The Cardinals have sent 129 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 56 base runners on the campaign and 42.9% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 13 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 4 of their 17 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have earned a save rate of 76.5% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. The relievers have racked up 29 holds this year (5th in the league). Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with runners on 41 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have transformed 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,264 innings, which ranks them 24th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,088 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 371 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 43 double plays.

Lynn has thrown 1,929 innings and has 1,944 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Lynn (137-96 career mark) has a FIP of 3.80 while he has gone up against 8,187 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.74 (801 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.275. He has allowed 1,782 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 678 walks.

Los Angeles has tallied 44 home runs so far this year and 160 runs batted in. They have tallied 63 doubles, while taking a walk 117 times and putting up 175 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .240 on the year. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .384 and they are scoring 4.17 runs per game (18th in the league). They have struck out on 364 instances (12th in MLB) and are sitting with 340 hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.324 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (358 strikeouts vs 154 walks). They are sitting at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 336. They have given up 46 home runs and they surrender 5.28 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 217 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.81 (198 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% of 61 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations and on 37 occasions with runners on. With 35 save situations, the Angels have earned 21 holds and 6 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 128 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (15th in MLB). The Angels have recorded 344 assists, 24 errors and have a total of 1,112 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 3,336 innings on the diamond, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Canning has allowed 360 hits and he has 382 punch outs in 377 innings pitched. Canning (20-25 mark in his career) has a 4.70 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 197 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.305 and a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 1,612 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+130)

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