The Cleveland Guardians will host the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at 6:10 p.m. EDT, looking to build on a 1-0 series lead after winning the opener.
Cleveland enters with a 22-21 record, sitting atop the AL Central, while the Angels struggle at 16-26, fourth in the AL West. The Guardians boast the fifth-best team ERA in the American League (3.89) and have gone 11-9 at home. Los Angeles, conversely, is 8-16 on the road and owns a .233 team batting average, ranking 10th in the AL.
Tuesday’s pitching matchup features Angels right-hander Walbert Urena (1-3, 3.22 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) against Guardians righty Slade Cecconi (2-4, 6.15 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 31 strikeouts). The betting lines list Cleveland as a -137 favorite, with the over/under set at 8½ runs.
For Cleveland, outfielder Chase DeLauter has been a standout, leading the team with a .292 batting average and six home runs, while shortstop Brayan Rocchio is 10-for-38 with four RBIs over his last 10 games. On the Angels side, Mike Trout paces the club with 11 homers and a .510 slugging percentage, and Jo Adell has delivered 12 hits in his past 35 at-bats, including two homers and five RBIs.
Over the last 10 contests, the Guardians are 5-5 with a .225 average and 4.15 ERA, outscoring opponents by six runs. The Angels are 4-6 in that span, hitting .224 with a 4.70 ERA and being outscored by 18 runs.
Injury reports: Cleveland places Shawn Armstrong (groin), Gabriel Arias (hamstring), and Andrew Walters (lat) on the IL. Los Angeles lists Travis d’Arnaud (foot), Logan O’Hoppe (wrist), Grayson Rodriguez (arm), Ryan Johnson (illness), Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder), Robert Stephenson (elbow), Ben Joyce (shoulder), and Anthony Rendon (hip) on the injured list.