Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+145) Los Angeles (-165)

The Cleveland Guardians (7-10) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Thursday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (11-7). The odds on this game have Cleveland at +145 and Los Angeles is priced at -165. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Reid Detmers.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 142 times, while drawing a walk on 49 occasions. They have recorded 75 runs batted in as well as 144 hits for the season, while their batting average sits at .250. The Guardians have earned 28 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 14 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 76 runs while having a team OBP of .312. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 4.5 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

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Guardians pitchers have relinquished 18 home runs in addition to 69 runs (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 44 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.13. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.67 on the year (17th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 132 batters.

Guardians pitchers have come into the game with players on base 15 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 7 holds so far this year (23rd in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 11 save situations. They have earned 2 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 2 of 4 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 19 base runners this year with 26.3% of them earned a run for their team. The Guardians have sent 58 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Guardians have transformed 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 1,329 innings, which ranks them 7th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned 443 putouts this season, as well as 140 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and they have turned 12 double plays.

Quantrill (17-11 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.15 while going up against 1,259 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 278 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 90 walks. His earned run average is 3.65 (122 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.224. Quantrill has thrown 300 innings and is sitting with 247 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .426 and they average 4.78 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have hit 27 doubles, while taking a walk 67 times as well as racking up 86 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 24 HRs on the season and 82 runs batted in. They have struck out on 162 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 146 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have earned an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .248 for the season.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.113 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 119. The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 73 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.77 (67 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.59 (153 strikeouts vs 59 bases on balls). They have conceded 19 home runs and they relinquish 4.11 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 39 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 18 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with base runners. With 20 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 11 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 63 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 8 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves.

In 1,440 innings played, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 74.4% (3rd in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in the majors). The Angels have accrued 150 assists, 13 errors and have accounted for 480 putouts during this campaign.

Detmers (1-4 career mark) has earned a 7.09 earned run average and has allowed 10.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and he has gone up against 154 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 26 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.606 and a FIP of 5.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Detmers has allowed 38 base knocks while he has earned 31 punch outs in 33 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+145)

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