Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Betting Analysis
Athletics hosts Angels at Oakland Coliseum for Game third of a three-game series on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
The Angels are 47-63 overall and 23-31 on the road, which positions Los Angeles fourth in the American League West standings and trails the division leading Houston Astros by 23 games. The Athletics rank fifth in the American League West with a record of 41-69, and 17-37 at home, which trails the first-place Astros by 29 games.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Betting Resources
- Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- Matchup: AL West vs. AL West
- Venue: Oakland Coliseum
- Location: Oakland, California, USA
- Time-TV: 3:37 PM p.m. ET – MLB.tv
Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics – Current Form
The Angels lost 3-1 against the Rangers last Sunday, but then went 1-3 to the Mariners in their next game on Sunday. In Thursday’s game, first of four they played against the Texas Rangers, the offense of Los Angeles didn’t manage to produce even a single run. Scoring nine runs against the Texas Rangers on Saturday’s third game in the series was their best performance in their last 8 games. The Athletics have dropped consecutive series to the White Sox and the Giants. Against the Chicago White Sox, Oakland only managed one runs in the third game of the series on Sunday.
Against the San Francisco Giants, Oakland’s defense allowed for seven runs in the first game of the series on Saturday.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics – Pitching Matchup
Los Angeles: Unannounced
If you wanted to know who’ll start for the Angels, you’ll have to be a bit more patient . So far, the Los Angeles pitching staff has tallied a 1.26 WHIP and a 3.95 team ERA, good for 17th overall. The offense has had 3.9 runs per match, and 2.61 strikeouts per walks. With a 0.681 season OPS, they’re coming into this match 26th overall.
Oakland: Paul Blackburn (7-6, 4.28 ERA)
Oakland ace Paul Blackburn toes the rubber for his 21th start of the season as he looks to improve on a 7-6 mark and 4.28 ERA. The right-hander has put together a 1.26 WHIP to go along with 89 strikeouts and 30 walks in 111.1 innings of work. Blackburn added another win to his record in his most recent start against Los Angeles Angels, as Oakland’s right-hander surrendered four runs on six hits, one walks, and three strikeouts during the Athletics’ 7-8 road loss on August 4, 2022. In his eight home starts this season, Blackburn is 1-5 with a 8.31 ERA, a 1.61 WHIP, 10 walks and 35 strikeouts over 39.0 innings of work.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics – Series History
The Athletics owned the 2021 regular season series, producing a 15-4 mark. The Angels continued their dominance of the Athletics this season by claiming a seventh win in 11 matchups.