The Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Angels meet Sunday in MLB action from Angel Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a LA Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cleveland Guardians will start Ben Lively here and Lively is 3-2 with a 2.84 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. This will be Lively’s second career start against the Angels. Reid Detmers will get the nod for the Angels in this one and is 3-4 with a 5.80 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Guardians, Detmers is 1-2 with a 6.29 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
Cleveland Guardians Recap
The Cleveland Guardians will push for another sweep after a 4-3 win over the Angels on Saturday for their 8th straight win. The sweep would be the third in a row for the Guardians after sweeping the Mets and Twins at home following their series win over the Rangers before that.
Guardians Rolling At The Plate
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 55 hits as well as 15 home runs and 51 RBIs while Josh Naylor also has 13 home runs of his own. Ramirez, Tyler Freeman and Brayan Rocchio each have a team-high 9 doubles and Ramirez and Rocchio each have 7 stolen bases as well this season. Andres Gimenez also has 31 RBIs and 7 stolen bases also this season.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won each of their last 10 day games against the Angels following a win.
- The Angels have lost each of their last 10 day games against the Guardians following a loss.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last 10 day games following a win.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four day games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against American League opponents.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six home day games.
Los Angeles Angels Recap
The Los Angeles Angels come into this one looking to salvage something from this series after Saturday’s defeat, the series loss though, snaps Los Angeles’ two series win streak after series triumphs over the Astros and Rangers the week prior.
Angels Inconsistent At The Dish
Taylor Ward leads the Angels with 54 hits along with 11 home runs and a team-high 32 RBIs. Mike Trout also has 10 home runs along with a pair of triples and 6 stolen bases, but remains out indefinitely with injury while Zach Neto has a team-high 49 strikeouts and 6 stolen bases. Luis Rengifo also has a team-high 12 stolen bases while Jo Adell has 10 home runs, 23 RBIs and 8 stolen bases as well.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Angels have won four of their last five games against the Guardians following a home loss.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last eight games after playing the previous day.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last 10 games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
LA Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction
I’m on the Guardians in this one. The Guardians are just flat out rolling right now, and have been hitting left-handed pitching fairly well over the last few weeks. Reid Detmers has not shown an ability to keep runs off of the board in a lot of his recent outings, and it makes it really hard to get behind him in any way, shape, or form. There are better options in Cleveland’s rotation but Lively’s been decent and I think the Guardians can back him up here. Give me the Guardians in this one.