The Cleveland Guardians (21-21) resume a nine-game homestand when they open a series against the Los Angeles Angels (16-25) on Monday at Progressive Field.
The Guardians maintain their lead in the AL Central despite dropping two of three games against the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The Angels have won three of their last five games, including a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
Starting Pitchers
Left-hander Joey Cantillo (2-1, 3.43 ERA) gets the ball for Cleveland. Alek Manoah is expected to make his second appearance of the season for the Angels, following opener Brent Suter.
Game Details
First pitch from Progressive Field in Cleveland is set for 6:10 p.m. ET.
The Guardians are -168 favorites on the money line (risk $168 to win $100). The over/under is set at 7.5 runs.
Key Matchup Insights
SportsLine's proven computer model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times and projects the following:
The model is going Over 7.5 combined runs, projecting 9.2 total runs. The Over has hit in 65% of simulations.
When Cantillo starts on the mound for Cleveland, the Over is a robust 6-2 (75%). Guardians games have gone over the total in three of their last four games, with each finishing with 9-13 runs.
The Under hit in seven straight Angels games before the total split 2-2 over the last four. While the Angels score just 3.4 runs per game at home, their 5.0 runs per game on the road ranks sixth-highest in MLB.
Player Projections
SportsLine's model projects 1.5 or more total bases for:
Angels: Jo Adell, Zach Neto, Mike Trout
Guardians: Jose Ramirez, Angel Martinez, Kyle Manzardo, Chase DeLauter