The Los Angeles Angels (27-26) take a nine-game losing streak into a home contest against the Philadelphia Phillies (23-29) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET. Zack Wheeler starts for Philadelphia (
to win) while Los Angeles ( ) will counter with Michael Lorenzen.The betting insights in the following article use the latest odds as of June 4, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET.
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Phillies vs Angels Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Wheeler (PHI) | Pitcher | Lorenzen (LAA) |
---|---|---|
3 – 3 | W/L | 5 – 2 |
51.1 | IP | 48.0 |
3.16 | ERA | 3.19 |
1.149 | WHIP | 1.063 |
10.2 | K/9 | 5.8 |
2.3 | BB/9 | 2.8 |
Phillies Probable Starter Zack Wheeler
- Wheeler (3-3) takes the mound for the Phillies in his 10th start of the season. He has a 3.16 ERA in 51 1/3 innings pitched, with 58 strikeouts.
- The righty’s most recent appearance was on Sunday against the New York Mets, when he went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.16, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .237 batting average against him.
- Wheeler is trying to claim his fourth straight quality start in this matchup.
- He meets an Angels offense that ranks 10th in the league with 238 runs while batting .245 as a unit. It has a collective .412 slugging percentage (fourth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 68 home runs (third in MLB).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 4, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Angels Stats vs Wheeler
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kurt Suzuki | 15 | .267 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .353 | .686 |
Tyler Wade | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Mike Trout | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 |
Angels Probable Starter Michael Lorenzen
- The Angels will send Lorenzen (5-2) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 30-year-old has pitched to a 3.19 ERA this season with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across eight games.
- He’s going for his fourth quality start in a row.
- The Phillies are batting .246 this season, ninth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .411 (fifth in the league) with 63 home runs.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 4, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Phillies Stats vs Lorenzen
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Schwarber | 20 | .350 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .381 | 1.081 |
Nick Castellanos | 7 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .393 |
Rhys Hoskins | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Johan Camargo | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 |
Bryce Harper | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.000 |
J.T. Realmuto | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .833 |
Odúbel Herrera | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
Mickey Moniak | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Phillies Betting Trends
- The Phillies have gone 14-15 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 48.3% of those games).
- Philadelphia has a record of 5-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -180 or shorter (71.4%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Phillies have an implied win probability of 64.3%.
- Philadelphia has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 29 times this season for a 29-20-3 record against the over/under.
- The Phillies have a 24-28-0 record against the spread this season (covering 46.2% of the time).
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Angels Betting Trends
- This season, the Angels have been the underdog 14 times and won four, or 28.6%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +152 odds on them winning this game.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 39.7% chance to win.
- Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 25 of their 53 chances.
- In 53 games with a spread this season, the Angels are 26-27-0 ATS.
Phillies Players to Watch
- Bryce Harper has put up an on-base percentage of .361, a slugging percentage of .615, and has 56 hits, all club-bests for the Phillies. He’s batting .308 with 18 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 15 walks.
- Harper ranks 14th in batting average, 31st in on base percentage, and fourth in slugging among qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Kyle Schwarber is batting .200 with six doubles, 14 home runs and 31 walks.
- Among qualifiers, Schwarber ranks 150th in batting average, 81st in on-base percentage, and 31st in slugging.
- Nicholas Castellanos is batting .251 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 14 walks.
- Rhys Hoskins is hitting .223 with nine doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 23 walks.
Phillies Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas Castellanos | 199 | .251 | 25 | 7 | 28 | .306 | .728 |
Rhys Hoskins | 193 | .223 | 26 | 8 | 25 | .304 | .708 |
Bryce Harper | 182 | .308 | 36 | 12 | 36 | .361 | .976 |
Kyle Schwarber | 180 | .200 | 31 | 14 | 27 | .322 | .789 |
Alec Bohm | 179 | .257 | 25 | 3 | 19 | .299 | .651 |
J.T. Realmuto | 165 | .248 | 24 | 3 | 16 | .328 | .698 |
Johan Camargo | 122 | .238 | 8 | 3 | 11 | .304 | .640 |
Odúbel Herrera | 96 | .271 | 12 | 3 | 12 | .304 | .783 |
Bryson Stott | 81 | .160 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .209 | .431 |
Garrett Stubbs | 32 | .344 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .400 | 1.056 |
Angels Players to Watch
- Mike Trout leads Los Angeles in OBP (.388), slugging percentage (.599) and total hits (49) this season.
- Trout ranks 30th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters in the big leagues.
- Taylor Ward is slugging .644 while driving in 26 runs and batting .333 this season.
- Shohei Ohtani is batting .240 with a .450 slugging percentage and 32 RBI this year.
- Jared Walsh has been key for Los Angeles with 46 hits, an OBP of .305 plus a slugging percentage of .464.
Angels Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shohei Ohtani | 200 | .240 | 34 | 11 | 32 | .318 | .768 |
Jared Walsh | 183 | .251 | 24 | 10 | 29 | .305 | .769 |
Mike Trout | 172 | .285 | 37 | 13 | 28 | .388 | .987 |
Brandon Marsh | 152 | .263 | 18 | 4 | 26 | .315 | .690 |
Andrew Velazquez | 140 | .193 | 15 | 2 | 11 | .243 | .514 |
Taylor Ward | 132 | .333 | 30 | 10 | 26 | .443 | 1.087 |
Tyler Wade | 103 | .214 | 14 | 1 | 7 | .270 | .552 |
Max Stassi | 93 | .247 | 14 | 4 | 11 | .333 | .731 |
Luis Rengifo | 74 | .257 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .312 | .690 |
Matt Duffy | 71 | .310 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .372 | .710 |
Phillies vs Angels Player Props
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