Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/31/2021
Oakland Athletics (59-46) vs. Los Angeles Angels (51-52)
July 31, 2021 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels +105 / Oakland Athletics -115; Over/Under: -9.5
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The Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels meet Saturday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. The Athletics look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Angels look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Athletics have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 100 hits and 67 RBI while Jed Lowrie and Elvis Andrus have combined for 174 hits and 75 RBI. Cole Irvin gets the ball, and he is 7-9 with a 3.62 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. Irvin is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and eight strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
The Los Angeles Angels have scored eight runs in their last three games and three or less runs in four of their last eight games. The Angels have lost five of their last seven games when scoring three or less runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 119 hits and 38 RBI while Jared Walsh and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 193 hits and 148 RBI. Reid Detmers will make his major league debut when he gets the ball tonight. Detmers was 3-4 with a 3.15 ERA and 106 strikeouts in his minor league career.
The Angels are 7-2 in their last 9 Saturday games and 16-5 in their last 21 during game 3 of a series. The under is 8-3 in Athletics last 11 overall. The under is 7-3 in Angels last 10 overall. The Athletics are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles and 36-17 in the last 53 meetings.
Cole Irvin has been consistent this season and it feels like the A’s are due for a streak to really get going. The Angels have been shutout in their last two games and they’re now throwing out a pitcher making his big league debut. I don’t care how talented Reid Detmers may be, we have nothing to go off to predict how he’ll perform on a big league mound. I usually shy away from pitchers making their MLB debut. Give me the Athletics.
