Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+132) San Diego (-160)

The San Diego Padres (25-14) are welcoming the Los Angeles Angels (16-23) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Angels at +132 and the Padres are sitting at -160. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Jose Soriano and Dylan Cease.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 3.7 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. They have accumulated 144 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .274. The Angels have recorded 48 two-baggers as a team and have hit 53 baseballs out of the park. They have 140 runs batted in as well as 276 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .216. Los Angeles is slugging .385 and have struck out 377 times, while being walked on 91 occasions.

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The Angels have an earned run average of 5.20 so far this year (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 288 hitters. Angels pitchers have relinquished 56 long balls and also 209 runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 149 hitters and their FIP is 4.97 as a squad for the season. Los Angeles has relinquished 361 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 197 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Angels bullpen have recorded a save rate of 56.3% and have entered the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 58 base runners on the campaign with 44.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 36 times in addition to having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 121 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 13 holds for the season (28th in the league). They have compiled 9 saves for the year and have blown 7 of their 16 chances to save the game.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 1,023 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 360 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 23rd in MLB, and they have turned 46 double plays. The Angels have turned 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of 3,069 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in pro baseball.

Soriano (9-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.55 and he has gone up against 847 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 173 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 88 walks. His earned run average is 3.60 (80 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.305. Soriano has taken the hill for 200 frames and has earned 190 punch outs during his MLB career.

San Diego has compiled 36 home runs for the year as well as 166 RBIs. They have recorded 62 doubles, while getting a free base 125 times and putting up 180 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned an OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .266 over the course of the season. The Padres have a team SLG% of .403 and they average 4.62 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 265 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 346 base hits.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.174 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (332 strikeouts against 126 free passes). They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 277. They have conceded 35 home runs and they surrender 3.46 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 132 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.25 (124 earned runs relinquished).

With 47 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 28 holds and 2 blown saves. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have tallied 16 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 45 inherited base runners. They rank 1st in the league with a save percentage of 88.9%, and they have sent 134 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

In 3,093 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (5th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Padres have recorded 281 assists, 19 errors and are sitting with 1,031 putouts for the season.

In his pro baseball career, Cease has allowed 742 base knocks while he has totaled 1,064 punch outs in 887 innings. Cease (58-48 record in his career) has a 3.80 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 375 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and he has faced 3,760 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+132)

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