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The Los Angeles Angels (15-26) enter Monday’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (16-24) following their 1-3 series defeat to the Royals. The Cardinals, coming off of a series loss against the Brewers, are listed as -116 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, starting at 9:38 PM ET on BSMW.
Matthew Liberatore gets the starting nod for St. Louis while Jose Soriano is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.
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Cardinals and Angels Betting Trends
The Cardinals have won eight of the 20 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (40%).
St. Louis has a record of 7-11 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter (38.9% winning percentage).
This season, the Angels have been the underdog 36 times and won 14, or 38.9%, of those games.
Los Angeles has a record of 12-19, a 38.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -104 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Cardinals have played in 40 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-23-1).
The Angels’ games have gone over the total in 22 of their 41 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals score the second-fewest runs in baseball (136 total, 3.4 per game).
St. Louis has hit 29 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
The Cardinals have the third-worst batting average in the league (.220).
St. Louis’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 16th in the majors.
The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
St. Louis has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored the 17th-most runs in the league this season with 170 (4.1 per game).
Los Angeles has hit 43 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the majors.
The Angels’ .240 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
Los Angeles ranks 20th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 Ks per contest.
The Angels average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the majors.
Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.73 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Liberatore (1-1) pitches for the Cardinals to make his second start this season.
Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with 32 hits, an OBP of .295 plus a slugging percentage of .358.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 20 while batting .270 with two homers.
Lars Nootbaar has collected 20 base hits, an OBP of .307 and a slugging percentage of .354 this season.
Masyn Winn has 30 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .358 this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels’ Soriano (1-4) will make his seventh start of the season.
Taylor Ward has put up a team-best 24 runs batted in.
Jo Adell is hitting .255 with three doubles, a triple, seven home runs and six walks.
Logan O’Hoppe has a team-best batting average of .277.
Nolan Schanuel is batting .220 with two doubles, three home runs and 12 walks.
Cardinals and Angels Injuries
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Arm), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Giovanny Gallegos: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
Angels: Ehire Adrianza: 10 Day IL (Back), Miguel Sanó: 10 Day IL (Knee), Luis Rengifo: 10 Day IL (Viral infection), Brandon Drury: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Mike Trout: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), José Cisnero: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Guillermo Zuniga: 15 Day IL (Pectoral strain), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chase Silseth: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sam Bachman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Stefanic: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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