LA Angels (26-41) vs. San Francisco Giants (34-35)
June 14, 2024 10:15 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants -133 / LA Angels +113; Over/Under: -
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The LA Angels and San Francisco Giants meet Friday in MLB game 1 action at Oracle Park. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs LA Angels Prediction.
LA Angels Betting Preview
The LA Angels are 26-42 on the year after games against the Astros and Diamondbacks. The LA Angels have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The LA Angels have won 3 of their last 4 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Taylor Ward leads the LA Angels with 61 hits and 36 RBI, while Luis Rengifo and Zach Neto have combined for 117 hits and 45 RBI.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants look to get back to a .500 record after wins over the Rangers and Astros. The San Francisco Giants have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The San Francisco Giants have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Matt Chapman leads the San Francisco Giants with 60 hits and 29 RBI, while Thairo Estrada and Jorge Soler have combined for 103 hits and 50 RBI.
LA Angels vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup
Tyler Anderson gets the ball for the LA Angels, and he is 5-6 with a 2.63 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season. Anderson has allowed 12 hits and 5 runs in his last 12.2 innings. Anderson has a 2.27 ERA and .176 allowed batting average in 39.2 road innings. Anderson is 3-3 with a 4.29 ERA and 50 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco Giants didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Angels have lost eight of their last nine road games against NL West opponents.
- The Giants have won seven of their last eight home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine road games against NL West opponents.
- The Giants have covered the run line in five of their last six home games against teams that held a losing record.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Austin Slater has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Tom Murphy has recorded a Double in three of his last four home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Jung Hoo Lee has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Wilmer Flores has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six home appearances against the Angels.
- Casey Schmitt has scored a run in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents.
- Wilmer Flores has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Angels after not playing the previous day.
- Austin Slater has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last three home appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Zach Neto has recorded a Double in three of the Angels’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Mike Trout has scored a run in six of his last seven appearances against the Giants.
- Tyler Anderson has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last six road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Mike Trout has hit at least one home run in three of his last five appearances in night games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Mike Trout has recorded an RBI in each of his last four appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
- Tyler Anderson has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances at Oracle Park.
- Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight appearances against NL opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The San Francisco Giants rank 30th in the league for steals this season (22).
- The San Francisco Giants rank 28th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.256).
- The Los Angeles Angels are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and home runs this season.
- The Los Angeles Angels rank 28th in the league for ERA this season (4.75).
San Francisco Giants vs LA Angels Prediction
The San Francisco Giants didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time of this publish, but it probably doesn’t matter. The LA Angels are still the LA Angels, an underwhelming team that doesn’t string together offense. The San Francisco Giants need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to stay in the wild card race, and 19 of their 34 wins have come at home. Regardless of who is on the mound for the Giants, I’m going to side with the home team in game 1 against the Angels.
