Garrett Richards (11-8, 3.46 ERA) and Ubaldo Jimenez (8-7, 4.04 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Angels (58-50) and the Baltimore Orioles (55-53) at Angel Stadium. The Angels won the last game 8-4 and Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 6:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 8 and can be seen on MAS2 and FSW.
Richards pitched 7.1 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs, striking out 11 and walking three in a 5-4 win over the Indians. Mike Trout (.306, 78 Rs, 33 HRs, 69 RBIs, 10 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 3 with two runs, one home run, and one RBI. Jimenez went 4.2 innings, surrendering six runs, striking out two and walking one in a 6-1 defeat to the Tigers in his last outing. Manny Machado (.294, 68 Rs, 23 HRs, 56 RBIs, 15 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 3 for 5 yesterday.
Los Angeles is a -130 favorite against Baltimore and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Angels have recorded an overall money line of +161 and have shown high-level performance as a favorite this season with a record of 40-24. While Los Angeles has performed poorly SU over its last ten outings (3-7), they’ve made up for it with an impressive 3-1 record as the favorite. The Angels are one of the best in the MLB in terms of extra base hits with 283. Turning to the pitchers, opposing offenses that come to Angel Stadium have been stifled by the Angels, who have a team ERA of only 3.01 at home. The Angels are the top team in the AL at limiting hits during home games, allowing only 7.6 hits per contest to their opponents this season. Opponents have consistently been struck out by the Angels, who rank fifth in the AL in strikeouts per home game with 8.2.
In games where it is the underdog, Baltimore has a 21-26 record and an overall money line of -16. They have managed to pull off a perfect record over their last ten games while playing as the underdog, and have a 7-3 SU record over the same span. The Orioles can change the game with one swing of the bat, ranking fourth in the league with 137 home runs. Baltimore’s pitching staff is one of the top in the AL at pitching on the road, with a 3.97 ERA. When it comes to preventing batters from getting hits, the Orioles are third in the AL on the road with an average of 8.1 hits allowed per away game.
The Angels lead the season series, 3-1. The Angels have a 41-41 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Jimenez takes the mound. Richards (RHP) will be on the hill against the Orioles, who have a 40-42 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAA, O/U – Over
Notes
The Angels are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Orioles have a 14-20 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they are outhit, the Orioles are 8-37. The Angels have an 11-37 record when opponents outhit them.
Los Angeles ranks in the top 10 of the league at eighth when it comes to home runs, hitting 120 this season. Baltimore ranks in the top five at fourth with 137.
Ranking 13th, Los Angeles is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.22 per game. Baltimore ranks in the top 10 at ninth with 8.51.
Ranking 17th, Los Angeles is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.705). Baltimore ranks in the top 10 at eighth with an OPS of .733.
When the Orioles allow at least one home run, they are 29-37, well-matched with the Angels who are 29-41 when allowing at least one homer.
