[Jul 23, 2026 (Thu)] MLB Analysis Cardinals vs Angels Preview - BeaverStats

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Cardinals vs Angels (07.23 05:07, Angel Stadium)

Starters: Cardinals Hunter Dobbins / Angels Reid Detmers

By record alone the Cardinals should have the edge - they sit 8th at 51-49 (51%) compared to the last-place Angels at 15th, 41-61 (40%). But recent form completely flips that picture. St. Louis is mired in a four-game losing streak while the Angels have won three straight, and the season series backs up that momentum - the Angels have swept the head-to-head matchup 2-0 so far this year. Whatever the standings say, this particular pairing has clearly gone the Angels way lately. Velocity-wise, Dobbins has dipped slightly in his last outing (95.3, 96.6, 96.0, 96.0, 94.1), while Detmers has stayed steady in the low-to-mid 93s (93.6, 93.8, 93.4, 94.0, 93.5). Neither starter season ERA is pretty - Dobbins sits at 6.23, though that is over just 22.1 innings, a small enough sample that it is hard to draw firm conclusions yet, while Detmers 4.16 looks better by comparison. The FIP picture over the last five starts flips things, though - Dobbins has actually improved to 4.13 over 22.1 innings, well ahead of his season ERA, while Detmers has slipped slightly to 4.53 over 26.2 innings, a bit worse than his season number. That gives Dobbins the edge in recent form, if anything. Neither lineup is officially locked in yet, so both are running on holdover cards. Both offenses have cooled a touch - the Cardinals from .259 to .238, the Angels from .237 to .227. The bullpens have both logged 9 innings recently, with the Angels 2.50 ERA a bit sharper than St. Louis 3.31. Add it up and while the Cardinals hold the better overall record, the recent streaks, the lopsided season series, and Dobbins improving form all point toward the Angels having the edge tonight.