LA Angels vs NY Yankees Prediction 5-28-24 Picks

The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels meet Tuesday 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 NY Yankees Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The New York Yankees will send out Nestor Cortes here and Cortes is 3-4 with a 3.29 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season. In his career, Cortes is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 14 strikeouts against the Angels. Griffin Canning will start for the Angels here and is 2-4 with a 5.05 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. In his career, Canning is 0-0 with a 3.27 ERA and 16 strikeouts against the Yankees.

New York Yankees Recap

The New York Yankees come into this one looking to build on another series win after winning the set with the Padres over the weekend despite a 5-2 loss in Sunday’s series finale. The series win over the Padres followed a split with the Mariners and a sweep of the White Sox over the last week and a half.

Yankees Still Rolling At The Plate

Juan Soto leads the Yankees with 65 hits along with 11 doubles and 14 home runs with 44 RBIs to go along with a .310 batting average and .408 OBP. Aaron Judge has a team-high 17 home runs of his own along with a team-leading 18 doubles while also posting 61 strikeouts so far this season. Anthony Volpe’s added 61 hits with 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and a team-high 11 stolen bases as well this season. Giancarlo Stanton also has 13 home runs, 29 RBIs and a team-high 62 strikeouts this season.

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Yankees have won each of their last seven road games against AL West opponents.
• The Angels have lost 10 of their last 11 home games against American League opponents.
• The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last seven road games against AL West opponents.
• The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last six road night games.
• The Yankees have won the first inning in each of their last three night games.
• The Yankees have led after 3 innings in each of their last four road games against American League opponents.

Los Angeles Angels Recap

The Los Angeles Angels come into this series looking to bounce back from a series sweep at the hands of the Guardians, losing Sunday’s finale by a final score of 5-4. The loss snapped the Angels’ series win streak which included series wins over the Astros and Angels over the last week and a half.

Angels Still Heating Up At The Plate

Taylor Ward leads the Angels with 55 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 as home underdogs against the Yankees.
• The Yankees have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against AL West opponents following a road loss.
• The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last six games against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents following a loss.
• The Yankees have lost the first inning in each of their last three games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
• The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
• The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six games as road favorites against AL West opponents.

LA Angels vs NY Yankees Prediction

I’m on the Angels here. Are the Yankees the better and more trustworthy team? Sure, but Nestor Cortes just hasn’t been the same pitcher on the road than he’s been at home this season. Griffin Canning has had issues of his own at times, but he’s been decent in the month of May and I’d argue the Angels have the more trustworthy bullpen over the last couple of weeks. I’ll side with the Angels in this one.