Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+162) Los Angeles (-196)

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (4-2) will play the Cleveland Guardians (2-4) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at +162 while the Angels are priced at -196. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Gavin Williams and Jose Soriano.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 3.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB. They have earned 20 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .295. The Guardians have tallied 9 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 20 RBI's and 44 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .227. Cleveland is slugging .392 and have been rung up 49 times, while being walked on 18 occasions.

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The Guardians have an earned run average of 4.41 on the season (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 32 batters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 5 home runs and also 29 runs (18th in the league). They have walked 21 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a unit this year. Cleveland has surrendered 54 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 25 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.52 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47.

The Guardians have dispatched 21 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 base runners so far this season with 36.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 1 save this season and have blown 2 out of their 3 chances to get a save. The Guardians relievers have earned a save percentage of 33.3% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. The relievers have tallied 5 holds on the season (10th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 8 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 459 innings on the field, which has them ranked 25th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 153 putouts thus far, in addition to 49 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and have a total of 7 double plays.

Williams has taken the hill for 163 innings and has earned 162 K's in his pro baseball career. Williams (6-15 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 696 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.03 (73 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.301. He has conceded 142 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 70 free passes.

The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .310 and they score 4.00 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have hit 6 doubles, while walking 16 times as well as putting up 24 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 4 long balls this year as well as 24 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 50 instances (17th in baseball) and have tallied 39 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an OBP of .267 as well as a team batting average of .198 so far this season.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.382 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a staff on the year. They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 52. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 33 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.58 (28 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (46 strikeouts vs 24 walks). They have surrendered 10 homers and they give up 5.40 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the hill in 7 save chances and they have earned 4 saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 22 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and also on 7 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 44.4% out of their 9 inherited base runners. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Angels have tallied 4 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 6 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (11th in baseball). The Angels have 55 assists, 2 errors and have a tally of 165 putouts this season. Out of their 495 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (13th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Soriano has given up 126 base knocks while totaling 158 punch outs in 162 innings. He has given up a total of 60 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.210 and a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and he has gone up against 676 hitters during his MLB career. Soriano (8-10 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.33 ERA and has allowed 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+162)

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