Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels 6/4/19 – MLB Pick, Preview, Prediction
The American League West is going to have a great division rivalry game between the Oakland squad and the Los Angeles team. However, the Athletics and the Angels are both coming in with the same exact record and that is definitely not going to make this game very interesting. The Angels, though, will have the game tipped to their favor to a point as they are a game over the five hundred at home compared to the Athletics who are 4 games under the five hundred mark on the year.
Oakland Athletics Preview
The Athletics are hitting at a clip of .244 on the year with 507 hits on the year. The Athletics have managed to hit a total of 93 homers and have brought home a total of 290 runners on the year. Matt Chapman is the leading hitter for the Athletics with a total of 16 homers, a .272 average, but also has been able to get a total of 35 RBIs on the year.
When it comes to the pitching the Athletics have been able to post a team ERA of 4.18 and have kept the opponent to a hitting average of .240 on the year. They have struck out a total of 469 batters and walked only 212 batters this season. Frankie Montas is the pitcher the Athletics are putting on the mound in this game. He has posted a 6-2 record and a 2.81 ERA on the year. He has thrown a total of 64 innings on the year with 66 strikeouts, but also allowed 59 hits and 18 walks on the season.
Los Angeles Angels Preview
The Angels on the season have managed to hit at a clip of .260 on the season while managing to get a total of 80 homers. The Angels have ended up getting a total of 523 hits on the year and have scored a total of 300 runs on the year. Mike Trout has shown up to lead the Angels in the power department with a total of 14 homers and 37 RBIs this year. David Fletcher has been able to get an average of .323 on the season to lead the Angels.
The pitching staff for the Angels is sitting at a team ERA of 4.90 on the year with the opponent hitting at a clip of .242. The pitching staff has ended up getting a total of 517 strikeouts but has ended up walking only 212 batters on the year. Griffin Canning is the pitcher who will be starting the game for the Angels. Canning has posted a 2-1 record and has an ERA of 3.06 on the season. He has thrown 32.1 innings on the year with 34 strikeouts but has walked 9 batters and allowed 22 hits.
Athletics at Angels Line: LAA -119 O/U 8.5
My FREE MLB Pick: Oakland Athletics +109
The Athletics, by all means, should be losing this game, but the difference maker is the fact that Frankie Montas is a great pitcher on the year for the Athletics and he is starting the game. What else will help the Athletics out is the fact that Mike Trout, the power hitter for the Angels, has been very streaky on the year and has been battling injuries like he has most of his career. Look for the streaky offense of the Angels to cost them in this game as Montas is able to win this game for the team. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 6-2.
