I'm not turning down the Orioles at an underdog price against the 9-13 Angels, who are in a tough situational spot having just finished a 10-game road trip on Sunday. This is the Angels' first home game in 12 days and they've had no time to get settled back home and into their own time zone after playing at Boston, Tampa Bay and Cincinnati.
The Orioles lead the majors in homers and are No. 2 in runs. Baltimore is one of the best teams in baseball at 14-7. The Orioles are 6-1 in their last seven games with all of those victories during this span coming by more than one run.
The Angels are favored because the pitching matchup is Albert Suarez vs Red Detmers.
Suarez hasn't been scored upon in 5 2/3 innings this season. Detmers, though, has been Cy Young award-winning sharp, going 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in 22 2/3 innings.
The Angels, however, have managed only seven runs in their last four games. Aside from Mike Trout, they have no outstanding hitters. The Orioles, by contrast, have a tough lineup all the way down to their No. 9 hitter.
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