At Angel Stadium on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Angels (three straight wins) take on the Cleveland Guardians at 9:38 PM ET.
The Angels are a home favorite (-203) against the Guardians (+171). The Angels will start Shohei Ohtani (1-2) versus the Guardians and Zach Plesac (1-1).
These clubs meet again after the Angels took down the Guardians 4-1 yesterday. Patrick Sandoval picked up the win for the Angels (7.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 9 K), and Mike Trout led the way offensively (2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI). Triston McKenzie (5.2 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 6 K) was credited with the loss for the Guardians.
Prepare for the Angels vs. Guardians with everything you need to know about Wednesday’s game.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Angels (-203, bet $203 to win $100)
- Underdog: Guardians (+171, bet $100 to win $171)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Angels Stats and Trends
Angels Betting Records
- The Angels have entered the game as favorites 15 times this season and won 10, or 66.7%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has played as a favorite of -203 or more twice this season and split those games.
- The Angels have a 67% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in eight of their 18 chances.
- The Angels are 9-9-0 against the spread in their 18 chances this season.
Shohei Ohtani (Angels Probable Starter)
- The Angels will send Ohtani to the mound for his first start this season.
- He has an ERA of 4.40, a batting average against of .200 and 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season.
- The Guardians have scored 76 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB. They are batting .250 for the campaign with 14 home runs, 17th in the league.
Angels Batting Stats
- The Angels’ 24 home runs rank second in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for the Angels have a combined .426 slugging percentage this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- Los Angeles has a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
- The Angels have scored 86 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
- Los Angeles has an OBP of .330 this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
- The Angels rank 27th in strikeouts per game (9.0) among MLB offenses.
Guardians Stats and Trends
Guardians Betting Records
- The Guardians have been underdogs in 12 games this season and have come away with the win four times (33.3%) in those contests.
- Cleveland has been listed as an underdog of +171 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 36.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Cleveland and their opponents have gone over in nine of their 18 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Guardians are 8-10-0 against the spread in their 18 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Zach Plesac (Guardians Probable Starter)
- Plesac (1-1 with a 1.53 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Guardians, his fourth of the season.
- In his most recent appearance on Thursday, the right-hander went 6 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run while surrendering seven hits.
- In three games this season, the 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.53, with 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .258 against him.
- Plesac has collected one quality start this year.
- Plesac will aim to pitch five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
- He meets an Angels offense that ranks fourth in the league with 86 total runs scored while batting .248 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .426 slugging percentage (second in MLB action) and has hit a total of 24 home runs (second in the league).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old’s 1.53 ERA ranks sixth, 1.075 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 5.1 K/9 ranks 54th.
Guardians Batting Stats
- The Guardians average 0.8 home runs per game to rank 17th in baseball with 14 total home runs .
- So far this season, the Guardians are ninth in baseball with a .395 slugging percentage.
- Cleveland’s .250 batting average is sixth-best in MLB.
- The Guardians score the 10th-most runs in baseball (76 total, 4.5 per game).
- Cleveland ranks 13th in the league with a .312 on-base percentage.
- The Guardians strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in baseball.
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