Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | September 12

The Los Angeles Angels (61-79) will look to Mike Trout, who is on a six-game home run streak, when they play the Cleveland Guardians (73-65). The Guardians are favored (-135) for this matchup against the Angels (+114), which starts at 6:10 PM ET on Monday at Progressive Field. Konnor Pilkington starts for Cleveland, and Reid Detmers is Los Angeles’ pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Angels

• Game Day: Monday, September 12, 2022
• Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit 108 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB action.
• The Guardians have the 11th-ranked batting average in the league (.250).
• The Guardians’ .312 on-base percentage is 18th in the league.
• The Guardians strike out the least in the league, averaging 6.9 per game.
• The Guardians have hit 37 homers at home this season (0.6 per game).
• The Guardians are averaging 2.3 extra-base hits per game while slugging .355 in home contests.
• At home this season the team averages eight hits per game and is batting .245.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in total hits (144) this season while batting .281 with 70 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 29th, his on-base percentage ranks 28th, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Ramirez has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a double, three walks and three RBI.
• Steven Kwan is batting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 55 walks.
• Kwan ranks 18th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and 112th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Amed Rosario has hit nine homers with a team-high .392 SLG this season.
• Andres Gimenez leads Cleveland with an OBP of .369 this season while batting .299 with 29 walks and 53 runs scored.

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels have hit 166 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
• The Angels have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
• The Angels are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 26th with an OBP of .294.
• The Angels rank last in strikeouts per game (9.6) among MLB offenses.
• In 69 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 74 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They are slugging .363 in 69 road games this season.
• They are averaging 7.4 base hits per game and batting .220 on the road this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Shohei Ohtani has 134 hits with a .355 on-base percentage and a .539 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Angels.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Ohtani’s batting average is 54th, his on-base percentage ranks 26th, and he is eighth in slugging.
• Trout is hitting .280 with 20 doubles, two triples, 34 home runs and 45 walks.
• Taylor Ward has 15 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 53 walks while batting .266.
• Luis Rengifo is hitting .273 with 21 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 14 walks.

Guardians vs. Angels Probable Pitchers