Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics 8/22/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Los Angeles Angels will be hitting balls against the Oakland Athletics at the Ring Central Coliseum in Oakland on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 4:10 PM ET. Los Angeles will try to get back from a 5-3 loss to the Athletics, Friday’s contest. Meanwhile Oakland will keep on batting the balls with the strength from their last win over the Angels. The Angels, with an 8-19 standing and a .296 team percentage, are in 5th place in the AL West Division and are in 15th place in the American League. The Oakland Athletics are in 1st place in the American League, with a 19-8 standing and .704 in the series and are in 1st place in the AL West Division.

Los Angeles will try to snap a four-game losing streak in this match-up against the Athletics. Mike Trout scored two RBIs and Anthony Rendon added a double while going 3-for-5 in the loss. Andrelton Simmons added a 2-for-4 at the dish to seal off the Halos’ scoring in the loss. Griffin Canning (0-3 with a 4.70 ERA and 20 Ks) will take on the mound as starter for the Angels. In his career pitching against the Athletics, Canning is 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA and 28 strikeouts.

Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 8/22/2020

Oakland has won 3 of their last 5 outings, and 7-3 (win-loss) in their last 10 match-ups. Stephen Piscotty went 2-for-4 with a double and 3 RBIs in leading the Athletics. Matt Olson added a double and an RBI to round off Oakland’s scoring in the victory. The Athletics will be fielding Chris Bassitt (2-0, 2.93 ERA and 22 Ks) to start this match-up for Oakland. Bassitt recorded 3-2 with a 5.52 ERA and 31 strikeouts in his career pitching against the LA Angels.

The Angels reported 4 key players who will not play today. Starting Pitcher D. Peters (oblique), Relief Pitchers C. Bedrosian (shoulder) and J. Anderson (elbow), Catcher M. Stassi (undisclosed status) will not be running in the field today. The Athletics will be missing two key pitchers in this game. Relief Pitchers B. Smith (forearm) and A. Puk (shoulder) will not be climbing up the hill to pitch for Oakland today.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics. The MLB Pick for this match is Oakland -138. The Angels are 1-8 SU in their last 9 outings, and 1-7 SU in their last 8 contests when playing on the road against Oakland. The totals went OVER in 7 of Los Angeles’ last 9 match-ups played in August. The Athletics are 16-4 SU in their last 20 contests, and 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against the LA Angels. The totals went UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 match-ups played in August. The prediction, pick the Athletics -138 at 6-3.

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