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St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Angels Final — July 20, 2026

St. Louis Cardinals

FINAL

Los Angeles Angels

Monday, July 20 · 10:11 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

4-6

Last 10

3-7

-8

Net

-6

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

1 day

Days of rest

1 day

1,573 mi2,531 km

Travel to the game

Home

−2 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Cardinals visited the Angels on Monday, July 20 at 10:11 PM ET.

The total closed at 9, up from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals -113, Angels -106) prices the Cardinals at 51% and the Angels at 49%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Angels 3

Los Angeles Angels won by 1.

Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Angels +1.5): Los Angeles Angels covered.
Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 9: Under.
Los Angeles Angels closed at -106 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move

OpenAngels +1.5 (-185)
Cardinals -1.5 (+150)

CloseAngels +1.5 (-176)
Cardinals -1.5 (+145)

Totalup 0.5

Open8.5 (o -120 / u +100)

Close9 (o -105 / u -114)

Moneyline

OpenCardinals +100 48%
Angels -120 52%

CloseCardinals -113 51%
Angels -106 49%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 3 and the Angels 6.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 2, 2025	Angels 5, Cardinals 12 Cardinals won
Apr 1, 2025	Angels 9, Cardinals 7 Angels won
Mar 31, 2025	Angels 5, Cardinals 4 Angels won
May 15, 2024	Cardinals 2, Angels 7 Angels won
May 14, 2024	Cardinals 7, Angels 6 Cardinals won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams