Cardinals vs Angels Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 5/2/23

The Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals meet Tuesday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 9 games. The Angels have won 6 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Mike Trout leads the Angels with 33 hits and 18 RBI, while Shohei Ohtani and Gio Urshela have combined for 61 hits and 30 RBI. Patrick Sandoval gets the ball, and he is 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. This will be Sandoval’s first career game against the Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Cardinals have lost 8 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 33 hits and 14 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras have combined for 52 hits and 25 RBI. Steven Matz gets the ball, and he is 0-3 with a 6.23 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Matz is 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Angels are 6-15 in their last 21 interleague games and 7-21 in their last 28 games following an off day. The Cardinals are 7-3 in their last 10 interleague games and 3-7 in their last 10 home games. The under is 7-1 in Angels last 8 Tuesday games. The under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 overall. The Angels are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.

In what world are we laying big juice with the St. Louis Cardinals, a team that’s dead quiet offensively right now and has Steven Matz on the mound, who hasn’t been good through 26 innings. The Los Angeles Angels have simply been the better team up to this point, and Sandoval hasn’t been too shabby, with a 3.16 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. I’ll take a shot with the road dog.