The Los Angeles Angels (22-12) visit the Oakland Athletics (14-20) on Saturday at 4:07 PM ET. Paul Blackburn gets the starting nod for Oakland (
to win), and Jhonathan Diaz is Los Angeles’ ( ) choice to start.The betting insights in this article reference odds valid as of May 14, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET.
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Athletics vs Angels Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Blackburn (OAK) | Pitcher | Diaz (LAA) |
---|---|---|
4 – 0 | W/L | 1 – 0 |
31.0 | IP | 5.0 |
1.74 | ERA | 0.00 |
0.871 | WHIP | 1.400 |
7.5 | K/9 | 7.2 |
0.9 | BB/9 | 7.2 |
Athletics Probable Starter Paul Blackburn
- Blackburn makes the start for the Athletics, his seventh of the season. He is 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched.
- In his last outing on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, the right-hander threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings while surrendering four hits.
- In six games this season, the 28-year-old has a 1.74 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Blackburn is trying to collect his second quality start of the season in this game.
- He will face an Angels offense that ranks fifth in MLB with 276 total hits (on a .246 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .422 (third in MLB) with 46 total home runs (second in MLB).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 14, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Angels Probable Starter Jhonathan Diaz
- The Angels’ Diaz will make his second start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, May 7, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Washington Nationals without allowing a run.
- He has pitched in one games this season with an ERA of .00, a 1 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.400.
- The Athletics rank 24th in MLB with 116 runs scored this season. They have a .199 batting average this campaign with 21 home runs (27th in the league).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 14, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Athletics Betting Trends
- The Athletics have won three of the seven games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (42.9%).
- Oakland has gone 2-2 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -133 or shorter (50%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 57.1%.
- Oakland has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 34 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 14 of those games (14-19-1).
- The Athletics have an 18-16-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.9% of the time).
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Angels Betting Trends
- The Angels have entered the game as underdogs eight times this season and won four of those games.
- Los Angeles has entered five games this season as the underdog by +113 or more and is 3-2 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Angels, based on the moneyline, is 46.9%.
- So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 15 of their 34 games with a total.
- In 34 games with a spread this season, the Angels are 18-16-0 ATS.
Athletics Players to Watch
- Sean Murphy leads the Athletics with 24 hits, while batting .209 with 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.
- Murphy ranks 135th in batting average, 134th in on base percentage, and 70th in slugging among qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Sheldon Neuse paces his team with a .344 OBP, and has a club-high .386 slugging percentage. He has two doubles, two triples, two home runs and nine walks while hitting .281.
- Among the qualifying hitters, Neuse ranks 38th in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage, and 95th in slugging.
- Tony Kemp is hitting .220 with three doubles, a home run and 12 walks.
- Elvis Andrus is batting .212 with five doubles, a home run and 10 walks.
Athletics Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Murphy | 115 | .209 | 17 | 4 | 17 | .279 | .696 |
Sheldon Neuse | 114 | .281 | 14 | 2 | 14 | .344 | .730 |
Tony Kemp | 109 | .220 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .298 | .573 |
Cristian Pache | 104 | .163 | 11 | 2 | 8 | .187 | .437 |
Elvis Andrus | 99 | .212 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .291 | .584 |
Seth Brown | 96 | .167 | 8 | 3 | 17 | .243 | .566 |
Chad Pinder | 86 | .244 | 8 | 3 | 11 | .250 | .634 |
Kevin Smith | 73 | .205 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .237 | .593 |
Christian Bethancourt | 56 | .250 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .311 | .650 |
Jed Lowrie | 54 | .185 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .270 | .511 |
Angels Players to Watch
- Mike Trout leads Los Angeles in OBP (.446), slugging percentage (.697) and total hits (32) this season.
- Among all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Trout’s batting average ranks 10th, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is first in slugging.
- Taylor Ward has collected 30 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .480.
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in slugging percentage (.424) powered by 12 extra-base hits.
- Jared Walsh is batting .256 with a .304 OBP and 23 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
Angels Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shohei Ohtani | 132 | .242 | 24 | 6 | 21 | .301 | .725 |
Jared Walsh | 117 | .256 | 14 | 6 | 23 | .304 | .748 |
Anthony Rendon | 110 | .209 | 12 | 4 | 16 | .310 | .683 |
Mike Trout | 99 | .323 | 25 | 9 | 19 | .446 | 1.143 |
Brandon Marsh | 94 | .266 | 14 | 4 | 20 | .321 | .747 |
Taylor Ward | 83 | .361 | 21 | 7 | 17 | .480 | 1.167 |
Andrew Velazquez | 73 | .178 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .256 | .530 |
Tyler Wade | 64 | .281 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .677 |
Jack Mayfield | 56 | .232 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .283 | .622 |
Chad Wallach | 12 | .167 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .584 |
Athletics vs Angels Player Props
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