Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Guardians 9/12/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Monday night MLB action, the Los Angeles Angels will travel to Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Guardians. The Angels (61-79) have split their previous ten games and are once again an afterthought in the American League. On Sunday, All-Star Shohei Ohtani hit his 34th home run of the season during a 12-4 road loss against Houston.

Twenty-three year old southpaw Reid Detmers (5-5 3.67 ERA) has been one of the few bright spots on the Angels. Through 108 innings of work, Detmers has struck out 108 batters and owns a solid 1.19 WHIP.

The Cleveland Guardians have won three straight games and are clinging to a two-game lead over Chicago for first place. On Sunday, leadoff hitter Steven Kwan had three hits and scored twice to spark Cleveland to a 4-1 road victory against Minnesota. SP Shane Bieber (10-8) allowed one run and struck out seven batters to earn the win for the Guardians (73-65).

Rookie left-hander Konnor Pilkington (1-2 3.99 ERA) will make his 10th career major league start for the Guardians. Control has been a major issue for Pilkington, who has walked 27 batters through 47 plus frames.