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Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/19/2021

Los Angeles Angels (46-46) vs. Oakland Athletics (53-42)
July 19, 2021 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics +100 / Los Angeles Angels -120; Over/Under: 8.5
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The Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland A’s meet in an AL West division matchups in MLB action from RingCentral Coliseum on Monday night.

The Los Angeles Angels will look to rebound from a 7-4 loss at the hands of the Mariners last time out. Shohei Ohtani and Jose Iglesias each had two RBIs with Ohtani belting a two-run home run while Iglesias went 3 for 4 with a double to make up the scoring for the Angels in the loss. Taylor Ward had a double while Jared Walsh, Max Stassi and Jack Mayfield each had a base hit to finish off the offense for the Angels in the losing effort. Patrick Sandoval took the loss, falling to 2-4 on the year after allowing four earned runs on six hits while striking out nine over seven innings of work. Ohtani will start on the mound here and is 4-1 with a 3.49 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season. in his career, Ohtani is 2-2 with a 5.21 ERA and 23 strikeouts against Oakland.

The Oakland A’s will look to bounce back from their 4-2 loss at the hands of the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Seth Brown had a solo home run while Ramon Laureano had a double. Jed Lowrie and Mark Canha each had a base hit as the A’s mustered up just four hits as a team in the loss with the rest of the team batting 0 for 17 with 6 strikeouts. Chris Bassitt took the loss, falling to 10-3 on the year after allowing three runs on six hits while striking out eight over seven innings of work. Cole Irvin will start here and is 6-8 with a 3.65 ERA and 78 strikeouts this season. in his career, Irvin is 0-1 with a 6.17 ERA and 5 strikeouts against the Angels.

Los Angeles is 13-5 in their last 18 games as a favorite and 2-7 in their last 9 division games while the over is 12-4 in their last 16 games on the road. Oakland is 2-6 in their last 8 games as an underdog and 4-9 in their last 13 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a home underdog.

I’m not sure what to make of the matchup here, as Ohtani always gives the Angels a shot when he’s on the mound and Cole Irvin’s been a nice piece in the A’s rotation. With that said, I’m going to side with the under. I think Ohtani comes to play here and Irvin matches zeroes with him to give us a 4-3 game at max. Give me the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 8.5

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