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The Cleveland Guardians (21-12) host the Los Angeles Angels (12-21) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Guardians are favored (-155) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 PM ET from Progressive Field.
Carlos Carrasco starts for Cleveland while Griffin Canning is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.
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The Guardians have a 12-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
Cleveland has gone 5-2 (winning 71.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -155 or shorter.
The Angels have been underdogs in 29 games this season and won 11 (37.9%) of those contests.
Los Angeles is 3-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +129 or more on the moneyline.
The Guardians have played in 33 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-13-2).
The Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 18 of their 33 games with a total this season.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging five runs per game (164 total).
Cleveland ranks 16th in MLB action with 33 total home runs.
The Guardians’ .244 batting average ranks 11th in the majors.
Cleveland strikes out 7.6 times per game to rank third in MLB.
The Guardians pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Cleveland has a 3.49 team ERA that ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels rank 18th in the majors with 138 total runs scored this season.
Los Angeles has hit 36 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the majors.
The Angels rank 13th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
Los Angeles ranks 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 Ks per contest.
The Angels average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.91 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Carrasco gets the start for the Guardians, his seventh of the season. He is 1-2 with a 6.59 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings pitched.
Steven Kwan leads Cleveland with a batting average of .353. He’s also hit three home runs with 11 RBI.
Josh Naylor’s seven home runs are most among Cleveland batters. He’s driven in 24 runs this season while slugging .509.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in runs batted in (25) this season. He has a .227 batting average and a .394 slugging percentage.
Andres Gimenez has 33 hits and an OBP of .341 to go with a slugging percentage of .361 this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels will send Canning (1-3) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Taylor Ward paces the Angels in runs batted in (24) and has put up a team-best batting average of .280.
Luis Rengifo has six doubles, two home runs and six walks while batting .330.
Jo Adell has three doubles, a triple, four home runs and four walks while batting .265.
Nolan Schanuel is hitting .242 with a double, three home runs and 12 walks.
Guardians and Angels Injuries
Guardians: Sam Hentges: 15 Day IL (Finger), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Williams: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Angels: Miguel Sanó: 10 Day IL (Knee), Mike Trout: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), Anthony Rendon: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Chase Silseth: 15 Day IL (Elbow), José Cisnero: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Guillermo Zuniga: 15 Day IL (Pectoral strain), Sam Bachman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Stefanic: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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