Friday, May 1, 2015

AT&T Park

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Probable Pitchers: C.J. Wilson vs. Christopher Heston

The Los Angeles Angels head to AT&T Park on Friday to take on the San Francisco Giants. The probable starters are C.J. Wilson for the Angels and Christopher Heston for the Giants. The opening line has Los Angeles at +113 and San Francisco at -123. The over/under for this matchup is 7. So far this season Los Angeles is 11-8 against the over/under while the Giants are 9-12.

The Angels come into this game with a 10-11 record, including 6-5 on the road. C.J. Wilson has a 1-2 record and an earned run average of 3.12. He's given up 21 hits in 26 innings pitched so far and Los Angeles is currently averaging 2 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .268, good for 6th in the league. They also rank 3rd in the league in on base percentage at .345 with Mike Trout leading the way at .412.

The Giants overall record is 9-13 and 4-6 at home. Christopher Heston is currently 2-2 with an ERA of 2.77. He's pitched 26 innings thus far and given up 26 hits. San Francisco has averaged 3.2 runs in his starts this year. The Giants are 15th in the league in team ERA at 3.96 and 22nd in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 9.13. They come into this game batting .247 as a team with an OBP of .313, good for 18th in the league.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 11-8 against the over/under

The Los Angeles Angels are 9-12 against the run line

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 9-12 against the over/under

The San Francisco Giants are 9-13 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Angels

04/30/15 1B Albert Pujols Hamstring "?" Friday vs. San Francisco Giants
04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal 60-day DL (3/27)

San Francisco Giants

04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back 15-day DL (4/18)
04/08/15 P Matt Cain Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/06/15 P Erik Cordier Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 RF Hunter Pence Arm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 1B Travis Ishikawa Back 15-day DL (3/30)

Guy's Pick: Take the Angels

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