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Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/12/21

Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/12/21
2021-04-12 20:10:00 EDT

The Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals meet in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium on Monday night.

The Los Angeles Angels come into this one fairly rested after having Sunday’s matchup with Toronto postponed. So far this season, Mike Trout leads the Angels with 12 hits, a .414 batting average, and is one of three Angels with 3 home runs while logging 6 RBIs. Shohei Ohtani and Jared Walsh each have 10 hits with 3 home runs as well, with Ohtani logging a pair of triples and a team-high 11 strikeouts while Walsh has a team-high 9 RBIs. Dylan Bundy has tossed 12 innings and recorded a team-high 3.75 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season, but with the postponement, Alex Cobb will start here and is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. In his career, Cobb is 1-3 with a 4.54 ERA and 24 strikeouts against Kansas City.

The Kansas City Royals will be out to build on a 4-3 win in extra innings against the Chicago White Sox in their last matchup. Carlos Santana had a solo homer, while Whit Merrifield went 2 for 4 with an RBI and Andrew Benintendi added an RBI of his own. Kyle Isbel went 2 for 4 at the dish while Michael A. Taylor added a base hit as well, as the Royals had just seven hits as a team in the winning effort. Mike Minor went four innings, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out three, not factoring in the decision. Greg Holland got the win to improve to 1-1 while Kyle Zimmer picked up the save. Brady Singer will start here and is 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Singer’s first career start against the Angels.

Los Angeles is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall and 20-41 in their last 61 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite. Kansas City is 14-43 in their last 57 games against the AL West and 10-3 in their last 13 home games while the under is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games overall. Los Angeles is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings between these two teams and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams in Kansas City.

I get why the Royals would be worth a look getting plus money at home, but the Angels are rested after having Sunday’s matchup with Toronto postponed and while I’m not an Alex Cobb fan with that solid lineup behind him, I think he can put the Angels in line for a win. Nothing against the Royals, I’m just not a Brady Singer guy yet. I’ll lay the juice with the Angels on the road here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: LA Angels -125

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