Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/15/2021

The Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics meet Tuesday in MLB action at Oakland Coliseum. The Angels look for a win after winning eight of their last 10 games. The Athletics look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 23 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in nine straight games. The Angels have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Jared Walsh leads the Angels with 66 hits and 43 RBI while David Fletcher and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 119 hits and 64 RBI. Andrew Heaney gets the ball, and he is 4-3 with a 4.37 ERA and 69 strikeouts this season. Heaney is 2-3 with a 4.34 ERA and 55 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics have scored 25 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last seven games. The Athletics have won 10 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 64 hits and 48 RBI while Mark Canha and Jed Lowrie have combined for 115 hits and 57 RBI. Frankie Montas gets the ball, and he is 6-6 with a 4.37 ERA and 73 strikeouts this season. Montas is 2-1 with a 3.02 ERA and 40 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Angels are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 2 of a series. The Athletics are 5-1 in their last 6 Tuesday games and 37-18 in their last 55 games on grass. The over is 7-1 in Angels last 8 overall. The under is 8-2 in Athletics last 10 home games. The Angels are 4-10 in the last 14 meetings in Oakland and 8-17 in the last 25 meetings.

You could make a case for either side here and I’m not totally thrilled about this pitching matchup. However, the A’s have played their best ball at home and their offense is picking up. Because of home field advantage and how the A’s have played, I’ll lay the reasonable juice.