Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA
Los Angeles Angels vs San Francisco Giants: Both teams are struggling this season
The San Francisco Giants are hosting the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of the series at Oracle Park.
The Angels have a solid road record
The Los Angeles Angels are fourth in the AL West with a 27-42 record. They play much better on the road (16–19) than at home (11-23). They came to San Francisco after losing the series in Arizona and won the opener 8-6 last night. The Angels have a 4.76 ERA, a .241 batting average, a .328 on-base percentage, and 1.36 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Taylor Ward is the best player on the team with 61 hits, 33 runs, and 12 home runs for the season.
The Giants have split the last 10 games
The San Francisco Giants are fourth in the NL West with a 36-38 record. They won the last two series against the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers. San Francisco has a 4.39 ERA, a .254 batting average, a .323 on-base percentage, and 1.33 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman player on the team with 60 hits, 41 runs, and 8 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Giants are 2-6 SU in the last 8 home games and 6-2 SU in the last 8 home games against the Angels. They have played over the total run line in 4 of the last 5 games against the Angels, 6 of the last 9 games played on Saturday and 10 of the last 15 games as favorites. The Angels are 6-12 SU in the last 18 games against the Giants and 7-2 SU in the last 9 games against teams from the NL West. They have played over the total run line in their last 5 games overall, in 6 of their last 7 games on the road and 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the NL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Angels opened the series against the Giants with an 8-6 win last night, which is one of their rare wins in San Francisco in recent years. The Giants won the last two series and are hoping to turn things around in this one as well, which will bring them to 500 percent. The Giants will go with Keaton Winn on the mound, who is 3-7 for the season with a 6.94 ERA, 40 K, 46.2 IP, and 1.35 WHIP. On the other side, the Angels will have Patrick Sandoval, who is 2-8 for the season with a 5.23 ERA, 75 K, 72.1 IP, and 1.47 WHIP. None of the pitchers gives the confidence to go with him tonight, and given the fact that they allow many runs and both teams have played over the total in recent weeks, we are going with over 8.5 runs in total.
