Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics o9.0 (-110)
Fri July 17th 2009 10:05p
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Joe Saunders the LA Angels starting pitcher against the Oakland Athletics is in struggling form. The hurler has allowed a ridiculous 11 home runs in his last six trips to the hill. He has allowed 18 runs in his last three outings overall and owns a ugly looking 1.68 home runs per nine innings average this season. Those are some nasty numbers. The Angels pitching staff as whole have struggled during this campaign, ranking 26 th in MLB , allowing opposing offenses to average 4.74 RPG via a .277 BA for average. The Halos only saving grace has been an offense that has been explosive that continues to find ways to score even without Vlad Guerrero , Tori Hunter out of the lineup . Meanwhile, the A’s starter Trevor Cahill (5-8, 4.67), is also struggling as is evident by a current 0-3 run that seen him garner a massive 11.37 ERA in his last three outings. Considering the pitching matchup Everything points to this being a high scoring tilt. Final notes & Key Trends: Over is 8-0 in Saunders’ last 8 starts overall. In Cahills L/3 starts opposing offenses have piled 31 runs on the board…. Play OVER