Day: May 23, 2023

Los Angeles Angels VS Boston Red Sox are two American League clubs that want to win in their respective division races; they resume their series in the Golden State.

The Boston Red Sox will be on the road for the second game of their three-game series with the Angels tonight.

Boston ended a three-game set with the San Diego Padres Sunday afternoon and skipped the opportunity at a sweep as they were thrashed 7-0 in the finale.

Los Angeles on the other hand, played the rubber game of their three-game home series with the Twins Sunday afternoon, securing a 4-2 win to take the series.

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Predictions and Betting Preview for Los Angeles Angels VS Boston Red Sox MLB Regular Season

• Venue: Angel Stadium, Anaheim
• When: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
• Time: 18:38 GMT.
• Teams to play: Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox.
• MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5

Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.

Betting On The Los Angeles Angels

• 1XBet Spread: +1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.012
• 1XBet Over/Under: Over 9.5
• BetMGM Spread: +1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 1.95
• BetMGM Over/Under: Under 9.5

The Los Angeles Angels secured their third consecutive win in four games when they defeated the Minnesota Twins in the rubber game of their three-game series Sunday afternoon. They improved to 25-23 on the season and are 3rd in the AL West, 5 matches behind the Texas Rangers for the top position.

On Sunday, the Angels concluded with 9 hits with each player having one. They thrived despite going two for 10 with runners in scoring position and Mickey Moniak delivering a two-run double in the 7th inning breaking a 1-1 tie. Shohei Ohtani didn’t consider this when he threw 6 innings, permitting one run on two hits with 3 walks and 9 strikeouts.

Chris Devenski (2-0) struck out the lone batter he encountered to end the 7th to earn the win. Carlos Estevez worked the ninth, allowing no runs on one hit with no walks and one strikeout, to get his 12th save.

Griffin Canning takes the mound to make his 7th start of the year for Los Angeles in this contest. Canning is 2-2 with a 6.14 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, 11 walks and 25 strikeouts over 29.1 innings of work on the year. His last start on the road against the Baltimore Orioles was on Wednesday night. He threw 5.1 innings and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in a 3-1 Angels defeat.

In Canning’s last 3 starts, he is 1-2 with an 8.36 ERA, a 1.86 WHIP, 6 walks and 10 strikeouts over 14 innings of work. He didn’t consider the decision in his lone career start against them which was on May 14, 2021, on the road. Then he threw 6 innings, permitting two runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts in a game the Angels lost 4-3. Canning is 10-6 with a 4.90 ERA, a 1.306 WHIP, 43 walks and 122 strikeouts over 128.2 innings in 27 career appearances, 25 starts, at Angel Stadium, Anaheim.

Betting On The Boston Red Sox

• 1XBet Spread: -1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 1.93
• 1XBet Over/Under: Under 9.5
• BetMGM Spread: -1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 1.87
• BetMGM Over/Under: Over 9.5

The Boston Red Sox witnessed the end of their four-game win streak when they were swept in the finale of their three-game road set with the Padres Sunday afternoon. Boston came into Monday’s matchup 26-21 and is 4th in the AL East, 7.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the top position.

Last Sunday, the Red Sox ended with 7 hits as Masataka Yoshida and Raimel Tapia had two in the loss. They went zero for five with runners in scoring position in the contest and bounced into a pair of double plays. Corey Kluber (2-6) took the defeat on the mound, allowing 5 runs (one earned) on 3 hits with 3 walks and 1 strikeout in 2.1 innings of work.

Brayan Bello takes the mound for the Red Sox in his 7th start of the season in this series. Bello is 3-1 with a 4.45 ERA, a 1.588 WHIP, 12 walks and 31 strikeouts over 28.1 innings of work on the year. In his last start, he earned the win, which came home against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

Bello threw 5 innings and allowed one run on 3 hits with 5 walks and 7 strikeouts in a 12-3 Boston win. In his last 3 starts, he is 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, 7 walks and 17 strikeouts over 16 innings of work. He took the defeat in his lone career start against Los Angeles, which came back on April 17 at home.

Brayan threw 2.2 innings and allowed 5 runs on 8 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts in a 5-4 Red Sox loss. In his 20th career major league appearance and 18th start, he will pitch at Angel Stadium, Anaheim for the first time.

MatchPlug Prediction

The Angels and Red Sox find themselves over the .500 mark on the year and want to gain ground in their respective division races. The pitching matchup should be exciting as a pair of youthful pitchers intend to make their mark as reliable arms for their teams.

Bello has won 3 straight starts getting into this game and intends to pay back Los Angeles for smacking him around in his first career outing against them. Boston has played well and it’s hard for them to trust Canning given his delivery this season. Bello gave an outstanding performance as they secure a road victory in his match.

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MLB EXPERT PICKS: New York Yankees VS Baltimore Orioles betting Predictions

New York Yankees VS Baltimore Orioles will rekindle an AL East rivalry today. The first pitch from Yankee Stadium is at 7:05 p.m. ET.

Kyle Bradish will start for Baltimore (31-16 SU and 31-16 RL) today. Bradish is 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 7 outings.

Gerrit Cole will start for New York (29-20 SU and 28-21 RL). Cole is 5-0 with a 2.01 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 10 starts.

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Predictions and Betting Preview for New York Yankees VS Baltimore Orioles MLB Regular Season

• Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
• When: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
• Time: 16:05
• Teams to play: New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles.
• MLB Picks: MONEYLINE 1.618

Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.

Betting On The New York Yankees

• 1XBet Spread: -1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 1.618
• 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5
• BetMGM Spread: -1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 1.60
• BetMGM Over/Under: Under 7.5

The New York Yankees won 6 of their last 7 games, stealing three of four from the Toronto Blue Jays and sweeping a three-game set in Cincinnati against the Reds. Are they still relevant in the AL East race?

New York averages 4.61 runs (12th) and hits .236 (22nd) with a .728 OPS (14th). It hit 73 home runs (4th) and stolen 37 bases (11th) this season. The team’s pitching staff has a 3.67 ERA (6th) and a 1.24 WHIP (6th) with 13 quality starts.

The Yankees will look to Cole tonight in the Bronx. The veteran pitcher has 68 strikeouts and 20 walks this season and forfeited two or fewer in all except one of his outings. In his last outing, he held the Blue Jays scoreless in 7 innings. Cole is 5-3 with a 2.33 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 10 career starts versus the Orioles.

Betting On The Baltimore Orioles

• 1XBet Spread: +1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.515
• 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5
• BetMGM Spread: +1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 2.40
• BetMGM Over/Under: Over 7.5

The Baltimore Orioles are on fire after a three-game road sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. Now just 2.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in AL East standings, it is left to be seen if they can move past the Blue Jays.

Baltimore scored 5.11 runs per match (7th) and hit .254 (13th) with a .757 OPS (9th). They’ve hit 58 long balls (11th) and stolen 43 bases (5th) this year. The team’s pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA (12th) and a 1.31 WHIP (15th) with 13 quality starts.

Bradish will start for the Orioles in Game One. He is fresh off a series of quality starts against the Pittsburgh Pirates (zero earned runs and three hits in 6.0 innings) and the Los Angeles Angels  (one earned run and four hits in 6.2 innings). Bradish has a 29:10 K: BB ratio in 2023, he faced New York twice last season, conceding four runs in a losing effort and no earned runs in a five-inning no-decision.

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MatchPlug Prediction

The Baltimore Orioles are 2-5 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP of lower than 1.15 and 39-80 in their last 119 games after an off day. Experts deduce that the Orioles will be flat in New York today, and with Cole on the mound, the home team may win by two or more runs.

Cole has been focused this season and besides ruining a six-run lead against the Buccaneers a few starts ago, he has controlled the mound adequately this season. The Yankees need a win to make a statement in this series. The best way to do that would be to give the ball to Gerrit. 

New York which has a 16-12 run line record after a win, will emerge victors with an all-around solid in the series opener. They turned a corner in its recent away match and may bring that vibe to today’s game.

The Yankees are ridden with injuries and have underachieved this year. Baltimore is an exciting contender with a bright future, but can they compete with the best in the league for the whole season? 

New York may step up today, offering Cole the much-needed support to break the Orioles’ wings.

Cleveland Guardians VS Chicago White Sox are playing their second series this week, as they face off in Cleveland. 

Tonight’s pitching will be done by White Sox’s Dylan Cease (2-3, 4.8) and Guardian’s Logan Allen (1-1, 3.04). The first pitch goes down at 6:10 PM EST.

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Predictions and Betting Preview For Cleveland Guardians VS Chicago White Sox Regular Season

• Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio.
• When: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
• Time: 15:10
• Teams to play: Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox.
• MLB Expert Picks:

Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.

Betting On The Cleveland Guardians

• 1XBet Spread: -1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 1.808
• 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
• BetMGM Spread: -1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 1.75
• BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8

Cleveland will go back home, after a tough weekend in New York against the Mets. The Guardians lost the series opener in a walk-off on Friday night and following a rainout on Saturday, lost both sides of a doubleheader on Sunday by 5-4 and 2-1.

The series sweep demoted Cleveland 6 games under .500. On  Monday night against the Chicago White Sox, Hunter Gaddis pitched 6 shutout innings permitting only 2 hits and 4 relievers to pitch 3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball to take game one of the series 3-0.

Mike Zunino delivered a big blow after hitting a two-run homer in the 7th inning to put the match out of reach.

Logan Allen will pitch for the Guardians in game 2 of this series. Allen is 1-1 in five starts so far with a 3.09 ERA. He conceded 31 hits in 27 innings of work this year. Last week against Chicago, Allen was 5.2 innings while forfeiting 7 hits and only one run in a 3-1 Cleveland win.

At home this season, Logan is 1-0 in 3 starts with an ERA of 3.38. He has allowed 20 hits in 16 innings at home and has a K/9 ratio of 9.0.

Betting On The Chicago White Sox

• 1XBet Spread: +1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.164
• 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
• BetMGM Spread: +1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 2.10
• BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8

Chicago enters this series against the Guardians with 6 of 8 games won, plus a sweep of the Kansas City Royals over the weekend. They are under .500 but within shouting distance of Minnesota Twins which is the first position, with the entire division delivering a disappointing performance.

Monday night, the White Sox got the opportunity to make ground on Cleveland. But, their bats couldn’t keep up, they got only 3 hits in a 3-0 shutout loss. Four Chicago pitchers banded together to allow only 4 hits and 3 runs but the bats were nowhere to be found as they fell to 19-30 on the season.

Dylan Cease will be pitching for the White Sox today. Cease hasn’t been much of an Ace this season with a record of 2-3 and a 4.78 ERA in ten starts. He has 4 quality starts on the season plus his last outing against Guardians in Chicago. Dylan went 6.1 innings and permitted 3 runs on 5 hits. He struck out only 3 and walked 1 in the outing, leading to a 3-1 defeat for the White Sox.

The most alarming number for Cease this year is his hard-hit percentage. After hanging around the low to mid-30s in his career, he attained nearly 49% hard-hit percentage this year. Additionally, his strikeout percentage dropped to 24% after being over 30% in the last 2 years.

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MatchPlug Prediction

The Chicago White Sox will play their best game so far with 6 wins in 10 games, entering tonight’s opener against the Cleveland Guardians. They are hitting .252 against lefties this season and have an OBP of over .700 as a club vs. lefties.

Allen lives on the edge recently, giving up 15 hits in his last 10 innings of work. Cease has a 12.0 K/9 rate on the road this season and plays a Guardians lineup that is 29th in baseball in runs scored.

Cleveland has won only 3 of their last 10 games entering into the series opener, plus two of three to the White Sox in Chicago last week.