Hot-hitting Shohei Ohtani will be looking to extend his 18-game hitting streak as the Los Angeles Angels (+125) face off against the Oakland Athletics (-145) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Tuesday. The early total has been set at 7 (O: -120 | U: +100). The Athletics (58-102) took Monday’s series opener 5-4 in 10 innings, their fifth head-to-head victory in 17 games this season. Domingo Acevedo got the win with one scoreless inning out of the bullpen. Conner Capel went 1 for 1 with one run in the win. Matt Thaiss was 1 for 3 with a double and one run for the Angels (73-87).
ON THE MOUND
Michael Lorenzen (8-6, 4.78 ERA) is set to take the mound for Los Angeles. The RHP faces the Athletics in back-to-back starts. He allowed one run (zero earned) over five innings on Wednesday, a 4-1 road win. He was credited with the win, scattering three hits while striking out eight and walking three. Over three previous starts against the Athletics this season, Lorenzen has allowed only one earned runs over 18 innings (3-0, 0.50). He has struck out 16 and walked six. For Oakland, left-hander Cole Irvin (9-13, 4.05 ERA) will toe the rubber. He has made four appearances against the Angels this season, all starts, giving up 10 runs (9 ER) over 24 innings (0-4, 3.38) with 20 strikeouts and five walks. In his last start on Thursday, Irvin took the loss on the road against the Angels. He threw four innings and gave up three runs on nine hits, striking out six and walking one in the 4-2 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Los Angeles has averaged 4.6 runs a game, a small gain compared to their season average of 3.9. Against left-handed pitchers like Irvin this season, the Halos have a .666 OPS. Mike Trout is the team’s most productive hitter against left-handers with a 1.052 OPS in 110 at-bats. Oakland is averaging 3.8 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 3.5 for the season. The A’s have a .624 OPS against righties in 2022, second lowest in the league. With a .789 OPS over 401 at-bats, Seth Brown has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Los Angeles is 33-46 on the road in 2022, scoring 3.7 runs per game while allowing 4.1 runs. Oakland has gone 27-52 at their home ballpark this season, averaging 3.1 runs per game while surrendering 5.1. Los Angeles is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with an average scoreline of 3.4-2.6.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Angels are third in the AL West, 31 games behind the division-leading Astros. The Athletics are fifth in the AL West, 46 games behind the Astros.
SportsTips’ MLB Pick:
LA Angels (-140)
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