Yesterday’s Results for Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Larry's MLB 10* Signature LEGEND Play (5-1!)

Analysis: My 10* "Signature" LEGEND Play is on the LA Angels at 9:38 ET. The Angels trail the Athletics for the Wild card spot and they've lost six in a row to Oakland coming into this series. Clearly, the home side won't be lacking for motivation today. LA has been trading wins and losses over its last four games, and after yesterday's 4-0 series opening defeat here to the A's, I look for this pattern to continue. I say these starting pitchers are evenly matched. Their numbers certainly point to that being the case, as Oakland starter Chris Bassitt is 10-3 with a 3.46 ERA and 1.06 WHIP, while LA's Patrick Sandoval is 3-4 with a 3.53 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. This is a double-revenge spot for Sandoval as well, who has already gone up against Bassitt twice this year, losing 6-2 and 6-0. Sandoval in his last outing though struck out 13 in a win over the Twins and he's a big reason why I like the home side here. Bassitt is 5-3 with a 3.88 ERA in 11 appearances against LA. As I said, these starters are essentially a "wash," but I'll give Sandoval the slight edge for throwing at home here. Does the "double revenge" factor matter? I don't think it hurts! Finally, note that LA is 7-2 in its last nine in trying to revenge a shutout home loss to an opponent. A great situational play here on the Angels. Good luck...Larry