{"id":76134,"date":"2023-05-01T09:42:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T09:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/05\/01\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-los-angeles-angels-mlb-betting-preview-may-2\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T09:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T09:42:51","slug":"st-louis-cardinals-vs-los-angeles-angels-mlb-betting-preview-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/01\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-los-angeles-angels-mlb-betting-preview-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | May 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid809247\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Cardinals (10-19) carry a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the Los Angeles Angels (15-14) on Tuesday at 7:45 PM ET. The Cardinals are favored (-165) to end their streak against the underdog Angels (+140). St. Louis&#8217; Steven Matz gets the start against Los Angeles&#8217; Patrick Sandoval.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Angels<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Tuesday, May 2, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 7:45 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> St. Louis, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Busch Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Cardinals vs Angels Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cardinals<\/td>\n<td>-165<\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Cardinals vs. the Angels?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSMW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cardinals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Cardinals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cardinals rank 16th in baseball with 32 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis has the sixth-best batting average in MLB (.261).<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals&#8217; .333 on-base percentage ranks eighth-best in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis&#8217; 8.1 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals average 1.2 homers per game when playing at home this season (15 total in home outings).<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis is slugging .454 with 3.5 extra-base hits per game in home contests.<\/li>\n<li>At home this season the club averages 10.0 hits per game and is batting .286.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cardinals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Goldschmidt has an OPS of .914, fueled by an OBP of .405 to go with a slugging percentage of .509. He has a .306 batting average, as well.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters in baseball, he is 22nd in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 38th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Goldschmidt hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .381 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and three RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Tommy Edman is batting .267 with four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .477 with an on-base percentage of .357.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified hitters, he ranks 68th in batting average, 59th in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Nolan Gorman has 24 hits and is batting .267 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Willson Contreras has two home runs, 11 RBI and a batting average of .264 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Contreras has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a walk and an RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Angels Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Angels Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Angels have hit 39 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles&#8217; .251 batting average ranks 13th in the majors this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Angels have an on-base percentage of .330 this season, which ranks 11th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles ranks 12th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.<\/li>\n<li>In 16 games on the road this season, they&#8217;ve hit 14 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles has a team slugging percentage of .354 in away games this season with 34 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>They are averaging 8.1 base hits per game and batting .240 on the road this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Angels Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shohei Ohtani is batting .294 with four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 12 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .541 with an on-base percentage of .361.<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified players in the big leagues, his batting average ranks 33rd, his on-base percentage is 54th, and he is 25th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Ohtani heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .455 with a double, a triple, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Hunter Renfroe has seven doubles, seven home runs and 11 walks while hitting .259. He&#8217;s slugging .519 with an on-base percentage of .325.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified hitters, his batting average places him 78th, his on-base percentage ranks 100th, and he is 35th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Mike Trout has racked up an on-base percentage of .395, a slugging percentage of .589, and has 33 hits, all club-bests for the Angels.<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Ward is batting .208 with two doubles, three home runs and 15 walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cardinals vs. Angels Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Steven Matz (STL)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Patrick Sandoval (LAA)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">26<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">25.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.23<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.731<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.286<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">7.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.5<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Cardinals vs. Angels Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardinals: Packy Naughton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Adam Wainwright: 15 Day IL (Groin), Wilking Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<li>Angels: Max Stassi: 10 Day IL (Hip ), Jared Walsh: 10 Day IL (Headaches), Austin Warren: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Tepera: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jos\u00e9 Quijada: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Logan O&#8217;Hoppe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Marte: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Davis Daniel: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Cardinals and Angels (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Cardinals (10-19) carry a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the Los Angeles Angels (15-14) on Tuesday at 7:45 PM ET. 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