Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
Free Pick: Los Angeles Angels -105 odds
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The Angeles easily defeated Oakland last night behind a complete game from Joe Saunders. We will go back to the well and grab Los Angeles against today and even though it is a slight favorite, there is a lot of value on the road team. The Angels continue to keep pace in the American League West. They are 12-3 over their last 15 games including an 8-2 record during this current roadtrip. Back on May 24th, Los Angeles was 6.5 games behind Texas in the American League West and on May 12th it was 8.5 games back but heading into today, it is just a half-game back with a chance to land into first place once again. Oakland is just 3-6 over its last nine games as the offense has been extremely inconsistent following another poor performance last night. The A’s have been a much better team at home than on the road but that should not affect the Angels at all as they have won seven of the last eight meetings in Oakland. Ervin Santana has turned his season around after a rough first two starts. After posting a 6.94 ERA through those first two games, he has tossed eight quality starts over his last 10 outings while posting a solid 2.69 ERA over this stretch. His ERA is about a run and a half better on the road than at home this season and facing the A’s is always a treat. In 16 career starts against Oakland he is 11-2 with a 1.50 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. This includes a perfect 5-0 record with a 1.38 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in seven starts in Oakland. He goes up against Trevor Cahill who is pitching very well also and that is keeping this line down. He has tossed five straight quality starts including one against the Angels but that resulted in a 4-0 loss. He has a 2.04 ERA in three home starts but he does have a lofty 1.36 WHIP in those games and that can be a problem against the resurgent Angels offense that has scored seven runs or more in seven of their last 11 games, averaging 6.4 rpg over that span. The Angels are 13-4 in their last 17 games after allowing two runs or less in their previous game while the A’s are 1-4 in their last five games when their opponent scores five runs or more in their previous game. 3* Los Angeles Angels

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