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The Los Angeles Angels (44-60) host the Oakland Athletics (40-66) at 4:07 PM ET on Thursday at Angel Stadium. The Angels are favored (-116) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Athletics (-102). Los Angeles’ Janson Junk and Oakland’s Paul Blackburn will start this matchup.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Thursday, August 4, 2022
- Game Time: 4:07 PM ET
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Stadium: Angel Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Angels | -116 | 8 |
Angels Stats & Trends
Angels Batting
- The Angels rank 14th in MLB action with 112 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- The Angels have the fifth-worst batting average in the league (.229).
- The Angels’ .300 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in baseball.
- Angels batters strike out 9.6 times per game, the most in baseball.
- The Angels average 1.2 homers per home game this season (64 total at home).
- The Angels have a .401 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the club averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .239.
Angels Key Batters
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles with a slugging percentage of .491, fueled by 42 extra-base hits.
- Ohtani is 79th in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging among qualifying batters in MLB.
- Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .370 this season while batting .273 with 42 walks and 48 runs scored.
- Ward’s batting average is 45th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 17th, and his slugging percentage 43rd.
- Jared Walsh has 83 hits this season and has a slash line of .231/.277/.401.
- Luis Rengifo is batting .278 with a .322 OBP and 23 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
- Rengifo has safely hit in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .375 with four doubles, a triple, three walks and eight RBI.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 91 home runs.
- The Athletics rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .215.
- The Athletics are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .275.
- The Athletics rank 17th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
- They have averaged 1 home runs per game in their 55 road contests this season.
- In 55 road games this season, they’re slugging .366 with 145 hits going for extra bases.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .225 with 7.7 base hits per contest.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has racked up a team-best OBP (.320) and slugging percentage (.437).
- Including all qualifying players, Murphy is 103rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 93rd and he is 64th in slugging.
- Murphy hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
- Elvis Andrus has 23 doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks while hitting .240.
- Including all qualified hitters, Andrus’ batting average puts him 111th, his on-base percentage ranks 116th, and he is 122nd in slugging.
- Seth Brown has 73 hits, a team-best for the Athletics.
- Ramon Laureano is batting .224 with 15 doubles, 11 home runs and 25 walks.
Angels vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Junk | Blackburn | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GS | 20 |
| 1-0 | W-L | 6-6 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 4.15 |
| 6.0 | IP | 106.1 |
| 1 | BB | 29 |
| 9 | SO | 86 |
