Cleveland Indians vs Los Angeles Angels MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/22/2021

The Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians meet Sunday in MLB action at Progressive Field. The Angels look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Indians look for a win after winning five of their last eight games.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 15 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last eight games. The Angels have lost nine of their last 11 games when scoring three or less runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 144 hits and 40 RBI while Shohei Ohtani and Jose Iglesias have combined for 220 hits and 127 RBI. Jose Suarez gets the ball, and he is 5-6 with a 3.88 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. This will be Suarez’s second career game against the Indians.

The Cleveland Indians have scored 21 runs int heir last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last eight games. The Indians have won seven of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Amed Rosario leads the Indians with 123 hits and 41 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Franmil Reyes have combined for 181 hits and 139 RBI. Cal Quantrill gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 3.24 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. This will be Quantrill’s second career game against the Angels.

The Angels are 20-7 in their last 27 during game 3 of a series. The Indians are 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games and 2-5 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series. The under is 15-6 in Angels last 21 road games. The over is 6-2 in Indians last 8 overall. The Angels are 5-21 in the last 26 meetings in Cleveland and 16-37 in the last 53 meetings.

The Angels are a tough team to back right now with their lack of offense, and Suarez has allowed 17 hits and nine runs in his last 16 innings. The Indians offense has been hot this week and Quantrill has allowed just 18 hits and five earned runs in his last 24 innings. The Indians have a clear edge here and it’s rather surprising to see this line this cheap.