Monday, August 31, 2015

O.co Coliseum

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Probable Pitchers: Hector Santiago (7-8) vs. Felix Doubront (1-1)

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Oakland Athletics on Monday at O.co Coliseum. The Angels send Hector Santiago to the mound to face Felix Doubront of the Athletics. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -125 and Oakland at +115. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Angels, with a 55-74 run line record, cover the spread 45% of the time. They also have a 61-64 over/under record. The Athletics have a 65-57 over/under record and a 62-68 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 48% of the time.

The Angels head into this matchup with a 65-64 record, including 26-37 on the road. Hector Santiago has a 7-8 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.13 and a 1.20 WHIP. He's pitched 149.2 innings thus far while surrendering 129 hits over that time and when he starts, the Angels are 9-10. The Angels are also 10-9 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.75 and they have given up 354 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .246 against the Angels bullpen while walking 122 times and striking out 326 times. Los Angeles is averaging 8.78 strikeouts per game while getting 8.19 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 5th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.43.

As a team, Los Angeles is batting .254, good for 12th in the league while putting together a .248 average away from home. The Angels hold a .421 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .329 which is good for 3rd in baseball. Mike Trout leads the team in hits with 134 while the team ranks 22nd in baseball with 8.38 hits per game.

With a 30-36 home record, Oakland will hope to improve on their 56-74 overall mark. Felix Doubront has a record of 1-1 while sporting an earned run average of 3.70 on the year with a 1.43 WHIP. He's pitched 41.1 innings thus far while surrendering 47 hits over that time in which the Athletics are 3-3. The Athletics are also 3-2 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 5.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.61 and they have given up 359 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .247 against the Athletics bullpen while walking 125 times and striking out 359 times. Oakland is averaging 7.62 strikeouts per game while getting 8.25 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 8th in the league in team earned run average at 3.67.

As a team, they are batting .252, good for 18th in the league while putting together a .256 average at home. The Athletics hold a .388 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .310 which is good for 19th in baseball. Billy Burns leads the team in hits with 125 while the team ranks 13th in baseball with 8.63 hits a game.

Los Angeles has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 76 errors with 1,199 assists and 3,446 put outs for the season. The Athletics have committed 103 errors on the season with 1,312 assists and 3,462 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .979 on the year.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 61-64 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Angels are 55-74 against the run line so far this season

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 65-57 against the over/under so far this season

The Oakland Athletics are 62-68 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Angels

08/26/15 2B Johnny Giavotella Illness Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/21)
08/17/15 P Cory Rasmus Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/14)
08/17/15 2B Taylor Featherston Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/16)
08/11/15 LF Matt Joyce Concussion Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
07/31/15 P C.J. Wilson Elbow Injury is on the 60 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)

Oakland Athletics

08/30/15 P Felix Doubront Toe probable for next start scheduled start Monday vs. LA Angels
08/30/15 DH Billy Butler Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Sunday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
08/30/15 LF Coco Crisp Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Sunday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
08/25/15 P Kendall Graveman Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/24)
08/19/15 1B Ike Davis Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/18)
07/11/15 P Jesse Hahn Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/14/15 P Pat Venditte Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/11)
05/23/15 2B Tyler Ladendorf Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/22)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/26)

Josh's Pick: Take the Athletics

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