Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: MLB.TV

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

The Los Angeles Angels (16-25) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (21-21). The moneyline on this contest has the Angels at +162 and the Guardians are opening at -196. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Walbert Urena and Slade Cecconi.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .389 and have been rung up 397 times, while drawing a walk on 154 occasions. They have accumulated 170 runs batted in and 317 hits this season, and their batting average is .233. The Angels have tallied 57 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 50 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 177 runs and hold an OBP of .321. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 15th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Angels pitchers have conceded 39 home runs in addition to 201 runs in total (24th in baseball). Los Angeles has conceded 333 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 183 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.56 this season (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 356 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 184 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.25 as a squad on the season.

The Angels have sent 127 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 90 runners so far this season and 38.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have a total of 22 holds for the season (15th in MLB). Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 58 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 5 saves on the year and have missed out on 10 of their 15 save opportunities. The Angels bullpen have earned a save percentage of 33.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 39 save situations.

The Angels have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,252 innings, ranking them 24th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 1,084 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 355 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which is 24th in the majors, and they have turned 24 double plays.

Urena has taken the hill for 22 innings and has accounted for 22 K's in his MLB career. Urena (1-3 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.21 while facing 101 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.26 (8 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.584. He has allowed 19 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 16 free passes.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .368 and they are scoring 4.12 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have notched 69 doubles, while walking 174 times as well as recording 173 runs. Cleveland is sitting with 40 home runs on the year and 165 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 319 instances (24th in the league) and have totaled 317 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have compiled a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .230 on the season.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.278 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.40 (385 strikeouts vs 142 walks). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 331. They have surrendered 51 long balls and they surrender 4.30 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 177 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (162 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Guardians have earned 32 holds and 4 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.5% of 69 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 76.5%, and they have sent 136 relievers to the hill this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 31 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in the majors). The Guardians have recorded 321 assists, 18 errors and have earned a total of 1,111 putouts this season. In 3,333 innings on the diamond, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (18th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Cecconi has given up 293 hits and he has 224 punch outs in 277 innings pitched. He has surrendered 161 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.307 and a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.25 and he has faced 1,181 batters in his MLB career. Cecconi (11-19 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.23 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+162)

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