Athletics vs. Angels Pick
Are the Oakland Athletics and host Los Angeles Angels going to reach the total Tuesday night? First pitch is at 10:07PM EST.
Sports book Bovada.lv has made the Angels a -155 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Athletics are a +135 underdog, while the over-under is 9.5.
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Chris Smith (0-3, 5.56 ERA) draws the start for Oakland, while the Angels turn to Troy Scribner (2-1, 4.00). Smith has a 1.33 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 43 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks over 4 1/3 innings in his last start, a 7-3 loss at the Orioles. Scribner has a 0.94 WHIP in five appeareance (three starts), striking out 15 in 18 innings of work. He gave up three earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks over five innings in a 3-0 home loss to Texas on August 29.
Oakland is 58-73 and 21-42 on the road, while Los Angeles is 67-65 and 36-31 at home. The Angels have won six of the last 10 meetings, including a 3-1 victory in Monday’s series opener. The total has gone under six times.
On Monday, Andrew Heaney struck out a career-best 10 batters in only his third start back from Tommy John surgery to get the win for the Angels. He allowed only one earned run on two hits and three walks over six innings. Martin Maldonado was 3-for-3 with two runs to key the offense. Cameron Maybin contributed a hit and scored a run, while Kole Calhoun and Kaleb Cowart each had a hit that drove in a run. Calhoun’s went for a double. Daniel Gossett was saddled with the loss as he gave up three runs (two earned) over 6 2/3 innings. Dustin Garneau hit a solo home run.
While game one in this series went way under, Tuesday’s game features a mediocre pitcher in Smith and another in Scribner who has a very small sample size. Mike Trout was also out of the lineup in the opener. Look for the bats on both teams to come alive in game two.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ATHLETICS/ANGELS OVER 9.5