Los Angeles Angels vs St. Louis Cardinals 5/2/2023 Picks

Los Angeles Angels vs St. Louis Cardinals 5/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Los Angeles Angels will play in the opening of an MLB three-game inter-league series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday evening.

The LA Angels at 15-14 overall, 7-9 when playing away from home, and placed third in the AL West with 2.5 games behind Texas in the first place after winning four of the last six contests played for the year.

The Angels enter this three-game road series after losing a series at 1-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers but managed to prevent a sweep following a 3-0 win on Sunday.

The Halos’ Shohei Ohtani hit a long ball and completed a home run in leading his team to victory. SP Jose Suarez (1-1, 7.89 ERA) allowed zero earned runs and 3 free bases with 6 strikeouts in 5.0 IP for the Angels.

Center Fielder Mike Trout averages .308 at the plate with a team-highs seven home runs, 33 hits, and an on-base percentage at .395 in leading the LA Angels in those categories.

Right Fielder Hunter Renfroe led the halos in RBI with 20 and tied with Shohei Ohtani in hitting seven home runs each for LA.

On Tuesday, southpaw Patrick Sandoval will take his post on the mound to start for the LA Angels in the series opener against the Cardinals.

The left-handed starter is 2-1 with an ERA of 3.16 and retired a total of 20 batters in his starts.

The Los Angeles Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 outings. The Angels are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 matches played versus St. Louis.

The LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 road games while the totals went OVER in 7 of the Halos’ last 9 contests on the road against the Cardinals.

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Los Angeles Angels vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions 5/2/2023

The St. Louis Cardinals will be defending their home field in a three-game inter-league series versus the LA Angels to be open on Tuesday night.

St. Louis dropped to 10-19 overall and 5-8 at home play after losing a road series to the Los Angeles Dodgers by a sweep following a 3-6 loss on Sunday.

The Cardinals are trying to get back on the winning track after losing eight of the last ten outings played including the recent 3-6 loss to the Dodgers in the series finale on Sunday.

St. Louis struggled against the LA Dodgers after scoring just three runs with seven shutout frames and driving in 10 hits in losing the series finale last time out.

In leading the Cardinals, First Baseman Paul Goldschmidt batted an average of .306 with a team-leading 33 hits and an on-base percentage at .405 while Designated Hitter Nolan Gorman led St. Louis in home runs with six and in RBIs with 22.

Nolan Arenado is in a prolonged stretch averaging .239 at the plate with two homers for the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals will be appointing left-hander Steven Matz to start the opening of an inter-league series on Tuesday evening. The southpaw thrower is 0-3 with an ERA of 6.20 and fanned out 27 hitters this season.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 7 contests while the Cardinals are 1-5 SU in their last 7 games played.

The totals went OVER in 11 of St. Louis’ last 15 outings played versus the LA Angels and also went OVER in 4 of the Cardinals’ last 5 home matches.

Los Angeles Angels vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB Pick for this contest is LA Angels +140. St. Louis just recently lost eight of the last ten matches played overall and eight of the last 13 games played at home this year.

The Angels will be sending a better starter on the mound in Patrick Sandoval (2-1, 3.16 ERA) while the Cardinals have Steven Matz (0-3, 6.20 ERA) who gave up a combined 18 runs on 32 hits in 26.0 IP in his last five starts leading St. Louis to loss each of the last five.

The prediction: Los Angeles Angels will win 6-3.

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