Tuesday night baseball and I will have a Free Pick in the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland A's, which will be played at O.Co Coliseum in Oakland. First pitch is scheduled for a 10:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Angels +137
A's -147
Over/ Under: 7 0 -120
This is game 1 of a 3 game series between these AL West rivals. The Angels come in having won 3 of their last 4 games but still they are not where they were hoping to be as they stand at just 9-10 on the year so far. Oakland has lost 4 in a row and they were just swept at home vs Houston. Oakland is now just 8-12 on the year.
The Angels come in ranked 16th in scoring (3.95 rpg), 23rd in hitting (.227) and 12th in homers (17), while on the mound they are 14th in ERA (3.73) and 14th in WHIP (1.28). LA has gone 16-5 in their last 21 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 58-23 in Weaver's last 81 starts vs. a team with a losing record, but just 2-10 in their last 12 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Oakland comes in ranked 6th in scoring (4.80 rpg), 6th in hitting (.268) and 19th in homers (15), while on the mound they are 10th in ERA (3.55) and 8th in WHIP (1.17). The A's have gone 15-6 in Gray's last 21 starts vs. the AL West, but just 8-24 in their last 32 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game and 3-9 the last 12 games in the series.
Getting the ball tonight for the Angels tonight will be Jered Weaver, who is 0-2 with a 5.24 ERA through 4 starts this year. Weaver has had good success vs the A's overall as he is 13-9 with a 2.46 ERA in 31 starts vs them and he is 6-5 with a 3.47 ERA in 16 career starts in his park.
Getting the ball for the A's tonight will be Sonny Gray, who is 2-0 with a 1.91 ERA and an 0.88 WHIP through 4 starts this year. Sonny is 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 7 games (6 start) vs the Halos in his career. Sonny has made 26 career starts in this park and he is 12-8 with a 2.95 ERA in those starts.
Pick: Let's look to the Under in this game. Jered Weaver has struggled this year, but he has had very good success vs the A's as he has a 2.36 ERA in his career vs them and we also note tat the Under is 21-5-3 in Weaver's last 29 starts vs the A's. Sonny Gray is off to a nice start with a 1.91 ERA and he has a career 2.95 ERA in this park. The Angels are struggling to score runs and they are one of the worst hitting teams in the league, while the A's just don't hit Weaver all hat well, plus Jered is due for a big outing. I say he gets it tonihgt, while Gray shuts down the punchless Halos.
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