Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | September 14

Myles Straw will try to collect his 100th hit of the season (he has 97) when the Cleveland Guardians (75-65) play the Los Angeles Angels (61-81) on Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians are favored (-131) over the Angels (+110). Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill and Los Angeles’ Patrick Sandoval will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Angels

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit the second-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (109).
• The Guardians have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.251).
• The Guardians’ .313 on-base percentage ranks 17th in the league.
• The Guardians strike out 6.9 times per game, the fewest Ks in baseball.
• The Guardians average 0.6 homers per game when playing at home this season (38 total in home contests).
• The Guardians are averaging 2.3 extra-base hits per game while slugging .357 at home.
• The club is batting .246 with 523 hits (8.0 per game) at home this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in total hits (145) this season while batting .280 with 71 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 29th, his on-base percentage ranks 27th, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Steven Kwan leads Cleveland with an OBP of .370 this season while batting .293 with 56 walks and 72 runs scored.
• Kwan is 18th in batting average, 16th in on-base percentage and 112th in slugging in the majors.
• Kwan takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .389 with a home run, five walks and two RBI.
• Amed Rosario has an OPS of .700, fueled by an OBP of .307 and a team-best slugging percentage of .393 this season.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .296 with a .366 OBP and 62 RBI for Cleveland this season.

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels’ 169 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
• The Angels rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .228.
• The Angels have an on-base percentage of .294 this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Angels rank last in strikeouts per game (9.6) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 77 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 71 road contests this season.
• In 71 road games this season, they’re slugging .362 with 179 hits going for extra bases.
• In 71 road games this season, they have a batting average of .218 while averaging 7.4 base hits per contest.

Angels Key Batters

• Shohei Ohtani has accumulated 135 hits with a .356 on-base percentage and a .534 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Angels.
• Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, Ohtani is 53rd in batting average, 26th in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging percentage.
• Mike Trout is hitting .277 with 20 doubles, two triples, 35 home runs and 46 walks.
• Taylor Ward has 15 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .263.
• Luis Rengifo is hitting .269 with 21 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 15 walks.

Guardians vs. Angels Probable Pitchers