The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels meet Wednesday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox have scored 1 run in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Red Sox have lost 10 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Alex Verdugo leads the Red Sox with 53 hits and 19 RBI, while Masataka Yoshida and Rafael Devers have combined for 95 hits and 73 RBI. James Paxton gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. Paxton is 4-3 with a 2.43 ERA and 65 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Angels have won 5 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels with 52 hits and 32 RBI, while Gio Urshela and Mike Trout have combined for 99 hits and 44 RBI. Tyler Anderson gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 5.27 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Anderson is 0-0 with a 7.56 ERA and 7 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.
Trends
The Red Sox are 35-16 in their last 51 vs. American League West and 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record. The Angels are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The under is 4-0 in Red Sox last 4 overall. The under is 5-1 in Angels last 6 home games. The under is 7-1-1 in the last 9 meetings in Los Angeles and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
I'm not excited to lay juice with a struggling Tyler Anderson on the mound, but the Angels are quietly playing decent ball lately and the Red Sox can't score runs. The Red Sox have scored a combined 1 run in their last 32 innings. It's not great, folks. Also, James Paxton has just 11 innings under his belt this season, and it's not ideal working out any wrinkles against Ohtani and Trout. Give me the Angels and the cheap price.
