Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: MLB.TV

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

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (22-21) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Angels (16-26) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +162 while Cleveland is sitting at -196. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Reid Detmers and Parker Messick.

Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 406 times, while being walked on 157 occasions. They have accounted for 172 RBI's in addition to 326 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .233. The Angels have recorded 59 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 50 balls out of the park. They have tallied 179 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which is 18th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Angels pitchers have surrendered 39 home runs and also 208 total runs (26th in MLB). Los Angeles has allowed 340 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 190 earned runs. The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.63 this season (25th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 360 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 194 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.29 as a squad for the year.

The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 33.3% and have come into the game in 39 save situations. They have recorded 5 saves so far this year and have blown 10 of their 15 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 base runners for the season and 41.7% of those players ended up scoring. Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 60 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 130 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 22 holds so far this year (17th in MLB).

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 1,108 putouts on the year, in addition to 361 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which is 24th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 24 double plays. The Angels have transformed 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,324 innings, which ranks them 23rd in professional baseball.

Detmers has taken the mound for 492 innings and is sitting with 545 strikeouts so far in his career. Detmers (22-34 career mark) has a FIP of 4.66 and he has gone up against 2,129 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.73 (259 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.355. He has given up 472 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 195 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a team OBP of .323 and a batting average of .229 so far this season. They have struck out on 323 instances (24th in MLB) and have totaled 324 base hits. Cleveland has compiled 40 long balls this season as well as 172 runs batted in. The Guardians have a SLG% of .367 and they score 4.19 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have recorded 72 doubles, while taking a walk 184 times as well as racking up 180 runs.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.279 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a squad for the season. They sit at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 340. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 179 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.89 (164 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.30 (394 strikeouts vs 145 walks). They have given up 51 home runs and they surrender 4.25 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

They sit at 5th in baseball with a save rate of 76.5%, and they have dispatched 139 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 50 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 50 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 32 holds and 4 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 17 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% out of 69 inherited base runners.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 32 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in pro baseball). The Guardians have racked up 328 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 1,138 putouts on the season. Out of their 3,414 innings on the field, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (18th in pro baseball).

Messick (7-2 career mark) holds a 2.51 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.24 and he has faced 345 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 24 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.137 and a FIP of 2.5. So far in his career, Messick has given up 81 hits and he has 89 punch outs in 86 innings pitched.

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

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

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