Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians Picks and Predictions for Monday, May 11, 2026
Angels vs Guardians Information
The Los Angeles Angels continue a road trip Monday night with game 1 of 3 in Cleveland, OH, inside Progressive Field at 6:10 PM against the Cleveland Guardians. Los Angeles has 16 wins and 25 losses on the year, having won 3 of the last 5 following a 5-run road win against the Toronto Blue Jays in their last outing to end a 2-game skid. The Cleveland Guardians stay home Monday night with 21 wins and 21 losses, riding a 2-game skid into this game. Stay in the loop with our MLB Picks.
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The Los Angeles offense has been below average this season, with a .233 batting average. The Angels have scored 171 runs on 310 hits. Los Angeles has a .322 OBP and a .384 team slugging percentage. The Los Angeles pitching has been horrendous this season, with a 4.65 team ERA, and the team has allowed 16 runs across their last 2 losses. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles offense this season with a .273 batting average. Jorge Soler has a .226 batting average and leads the team this season with 26 home runs. Mike Trout has a .248 batting average and leads Los Angeles with 11 home runs.
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Offensively, Cleveland has been terrible this year, with a .228 batting average. The Guardians have scored just 169 runs and 306 hits. Cleveland has a .319 OBP and a .369 team slugging percentage. Cleveland's pitching has been below average, with a 3.91 team ERA, and the team has allowed 7 runs during its current 2-game losing streak. Chase DeLauter leads the Cleveland offense with a .299 batting average and 25 RBIs. Jose Ramirez has a .222 batting average and leads the team with 6 home runs this season.
Angels vs. Guardians Pitching Matchup
Los Angeles has yet to announce a pitcher for this matchup and could lean heavily on the bullpen in Game 1 of this series. Joey Cantillo will start Game 1 for Cleveland Monday night. Cantillo is 2-1 with a 3.43 ERA across 39.1 innings of action.
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Angels vs Guardians Pick
Both teams have had their troubles thus far this season, but Cleveland is a better team in this matchup. Look for the Guardians to jump on a bad Los Angeles team on Monday night, resulting in the victory. The Guardians will start this series strong Monday night as they do the work to win game 1 of 3 against the Los Angeles Angels
- Pick: Cleveland Guardians
- Secondary: Over
- Lean: Jose Ramirez Over .5 RBIs
Final Score Prediction: Cleveland Guardians win 9-4.
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