Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+106) Cleveland (-128)

The Los Angeles Angels (25-30) are en route to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (30-25). The line on this contest has the Angels at +106 and the Guardians are coming in at -128. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Jack Kochanowicz and Gavin Williams.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.1 runs per game, which is 21st in the league. They have racked up 224 runs and have an on-base percentage of .284. The Angels have earned 78 doubles as a squad and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 217 runs batted in and 408 hits on the season, and their batting average comes in at .224. Los Angeles is slugging .404 and have struck out 542 times, while being walked on 136 occasions.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.84 on the season (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 407 batters. Angels pitchers have conceded 73 home runs and 280 runs in total (24th in the league). They have walked 226 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.87 as a team on the year. Los Angeles has given up 503 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 260 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Angels bullpen have a save percentage of 56.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 53 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 85 runners this year and 37.6% of those players earned a run for their team. Angels relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 51 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 173 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 28 holds on the year (24th in the league). They have recorded 13 saves on the year and have not converted 10 of 23 save opportunities.

The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 1,449 putouts this year, in addition to 501 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which ranks 27th in baseball, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Angels have converted 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,347 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in professional baseball.

Kochanowicz (5-12 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.46 and he has gone up against 530 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 131 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 39 walks. His ERA is 4.53 (63 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.358. Kochanowicz has taken the hill for 125 innings and has accounted for 65 strikeouts in his career.

The Cleveland Guardians have an OBP of .305 and a batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 443 occasions (21st in MLB) and have tallied 419 hits. Cleveland has recorded 57 long balls for the year as well as 211 RBIs. The Guardians hold a slugging percentage of .378 and they score 4.05 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have tallied 79 doubles, while walking 173 times as well as putting up 223 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 240 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.13 (222 earned runs given up). They have yielded 60 HR's and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.394 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (472 strikeouts vs 205 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 470.

Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have converted 16 saves. They rank 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 76.2%, and they have sent 188 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 52 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of 63 inherited base runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Guardians have 42 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 42 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in the majors). The Guardians have racked up 410 assists, 34 errors and have notched a total of 1,454 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,362 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (27th in pro baseball).

In his career, Williams has surrendered 189 hits while totaling 220 strikeouts in 210 innings. Williams (10-18 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.11 earned run average while surrendering 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 96 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.380 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 and he has gone up against 910 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+106)

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