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Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Angels: Both teams have disappointing seasons

The Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Angels are closing their series tonight at Angel Stadium.

The Rockies are the worst team in the NL

The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with the second-worst record in the NL, 39-70, including 15-41 on the road. They won back-to-back games against the San Francisco Giants before losing 3-2 last night. The Rockies have a 5.58 ERA, a .285 batting average, a .356 on-base percentage, and 1.54 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the team with 128 hits, and Brenton Doyle is on top with 60 runs and 18 home runs.

Can the Angels save the season?

The Los Angeles Angels are fourth in the AL West with a 47-61 record, including 24-33 at home. After winning four consecutive games, they have lost four of the last six. The Angels have a 4.62 ERA, a .237 batting average, a .322 on-base percentage, and 1.31 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Taylor Ward is the best player on the team with 88 hits, 48 runs, and 16 home runs for the season.

Betting Trends

The Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 10-5 SU in their last 15 games against teams from the NL West and 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played in August. Los Angeles has played under the total run line in 6 of their last 9 games overall and 4 of their last 5 home games against the Rockies while they have stayed under in 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the NL. The Rockies are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 7-13 SU in their last 20 games against the Angels, 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL West. Colorado has played over the total run line in 4 of their last 6 games against teams from the AL.

Prediction and Conclusion

These two teams are closing out their series tonight, which started with a 10-7 Angels win and was followed by a 2-1 Rockies win. The Angels are fourth in the AL West, nine games behind the leading Houston Astros, and whether they will get into the playoff conversation depends on games like this one. The Angels will start Carson Fulmer today, who is 0-2 for the season with a 3.77 ERA, 55 K, 57.1 IP, and 1.20 WHIP. The Rockies will go with Ryan Feltner, who is 1-10 for the season with a 4.99 ERA, 103 K, 115.1 IP, and 1.41 WHIP. Three of the last four games between these two have gone over the total run line, with one of them having 17 and the other 26 runs in total. Since neither pitcher is confident and the run line is set at only 8.5, we are going with over.