At Progressive Field on Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians (20-12) play the Los Angeles Angels (12-20), with first pitch at 6:10 PM ET.
The Guardians are a home favorite (-130) against the Angels (+110). The Guardians will start Ben Lively (0-1) versus the Angels and Reid Detmers (3-2).
These clubs play again after the Angels’ 6-0 victory over the Guardians yesterday. Jose Soriano (6.0 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 3 K) registered the win for the Angels. Nolan Schanuel went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Tanner Bibee (5.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 4 K) took the loss on the mound for the Guardians.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Guardians vs. Angels Game, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Guardians (-130, bet $130 to win $100)
- Underdog: Angels (+110, bet $100 to win $110)
- Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 17 times this season and won 11, or 64.7%, of those games.
- This season Cleveland has won nine of its 12 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -130 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 56.5%.
- Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of 32 opportunities.
- In 31 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 20-11-0 ATS.
Ben Lively (Guardians probable starter)
- Lively (0-1) takes the mound for the Guardians in his fourth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.30 ERA in 15 2/3 innings pitched, with 19 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 32-year-old has an ERA of 2.30, with 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .211 against him.
- The opposing Angels offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 13th in the league with 267 total hits and 18th in MLB play with 137 runs scored. It has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.390) and ranks ninth in home runs (36) in all of MLB.
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians rank 19th in Major League Baseball with 30 home runs.
- Hitters for Cleveland have combined for a team rank of 14th in the majors with a .389 team slugging percentage.
- The Guardians rank 10th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
- Cleveland has scored the seventh-most runs in the majors this season with 157.
- The Guardians are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .319.
- Cleveland is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.6 strikeouts per game.
Angels stats and trends
Angels betting records
- The Angels have come away with 11 wins in the 26 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 7-9 when favored by +110 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The Angels have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of its 32 opportunities.
- The Angels are 15-16-0 against the spread in their 31 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Reid Detmers (Angels probable starter)
- The Angels will send Detmers (3-2) to the mound to make his seventh start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 34 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Sunday, the lefty went five innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up five earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.12, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opponents have a .238 batting average against him.
- Detmers enters this game with two quality starts under his belt this season.
- Detmers will aim to last five or more innings for his seventh straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his six appearances this season.
- The opposing Guardians offense has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 19th in home runs hit (30) in all of MLB. They have a collective .245 batting average, and are 13th in the league with 267 total hits and seventh in MLB play scoring 157 runs.
- This season, the 24-year-old ranks 28th in ERA (3.12), 42nd in WHIP (1.154), and 26th in K/9 (9.6) among qualifying pitchers.
Angels batting stats
- The Angels average 1.1 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB action with 36 total home runs .
- So far this season, Los Angeles is 13th in baseball, slugging .390.
- The Angels are 10th in MLB with a .245 batting average.
- The offense for Los Angeles is the No. 18 offense in the majors, scoring 4.3 runs per game (137 total runs).
- The Angels are 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .309.