Thursday, August 13, 2015

Kauffman Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Garrett Richards (11-9) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (8-7)

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Kansas City Royals on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. The probable starters are Garrett Richards for the Angels and Jeremy Guthrie for the Royals. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -106 and Kansas City at -104. The over/under was set at 8. The Angels have a 52-56 over/under record and a 52-60 run line mark, meaning they cover 44% of the time. The Royals have a 47-54 over/under record and a 63-49 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 56% of the time.

The Angels head into this matchup with a 59-53 record, including 23-30 on the road. Garrett Richards has a 11-9 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.51 and a 1.18 WHIP. He's pitched 136 innings thus far while surrendering 116 hits over that time and when he starts, the Angels are 12-9. Against the over/under, the Angels are 11-10 in his starts. He is getting 3.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.46 and they have given up 285 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .238 against the Angels bullpen while walking 98 times and striking out 283 times. Los Angeles is averaging 8.79 strikeouts per game while getting 8.35 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 7th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.53.

As a team, Los Angeles is batting .256, good for 9th in the league while putting together a .255 average away from home. The Angels hold a .427 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .331 which is good for 1st in baseball. Mike Trout leads the team in hits with 122 while the team ranks 18th in baseball with 8.5 hits per game.

With a 39-18 home record, Kansas City will hope to improve on their 68-44 overall mark. Jeremy Guthrie has a record of 8-7 while sporting an earned run average of 5.84 on the year with a 1.58 WHIP. He's pitched 118.2 innings thus far while surrendering 155 hits over that time in which the Royals are 13-8. Against the over/under, the Royals are 11-8 when he starts. He is getting 4.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.33 and they have given up 276 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .205 against the Royals bullpen while walking 122 times and striking out 334 times. Kansas City is averaging 6.83 strikeouts per game while getting 8.26 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 9th in the league in team earned run average at 3.56.

As a team, they are batting .270, good for 4th in the league while putting together a .280 average at home. The Royals hold a .407 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .320 which is good for 10th in baseball. Eric Hosmer leads the team in hits with 130 while the team ranks 5th in baseball with 9.18 hits a game.

Los Angeles has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 58 errors with 1,022 assists and 2,990 put outs for the season. The Royals have committed 61 errors on the season with 1122 assists and 2,986 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .985 on the year.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 52-56 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Angels are 52-60 against the run line so far this season

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 47-54 against the over/under so far this season

The Kansas City Royals are 63-49 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Angels

08/11/15 LF Matt Joyce Concussion Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/27)
07/31/15 P C.J. Wilson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/29); out for season
07/22/15 3B David Freese Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/22)
05/28/15 RF Collin Cowgill Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/27)
04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Kansas City Royals

07/22/15 P Jason Vargas Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/22); out for season
07/09/15 LF Alex Gordon Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
05/17/15 P Brian Flynn Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/16)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/6)

Josh's Pick: Take the Angels

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