Larry's Getaway Day Play (17-8 s/July 2021)
- Handicapper
- Larry Ness
- League
- MLB
- Competition
- Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics
- Time
- 08/10/2022 03:37 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Oakland Athletics -125
(DraftKings)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- My 9* Getaway Day Game of the Week is on the Oak A;s at 3:37 ET (this side play is listed as "action").
The LA Angels were 77-85 in 2021 and the franchise's only World Series title came back in 2002. I'm sure it seems like even more than two decades ago to Angel fans, as the team has missed the postseason 11 times in the last 12 years. The Oakland A's began 2022 coming off their fourth consecutive winning season (85-76) but missed the playoffs in 2021, after playing in three consecutive postseasons (2018-2020). The two AL rivals opened a three-game series Monday night in Oakland, with both teams "going nowhere" in 2022. The Angels have never recovered from the team's 14-game losing streak from May 28-June 8, while the A's have been non-competitive since Opening Day. The A's took two of three in Anaheim to open last week (Aug 2-4) but the Angels have won the first two contests of this series (1-0 and 5-1). The series finale is this afternoon with Touki Toussaint (1-0, 4.32 ERA) slated to get his first Angels start when the visitors go for the sweep, while the A's will counter with Paul Blackburn (7-6, 4.28 ERA.
Toussaint has faced the A's just once in his career, in relief last Thursday when he allowed two runs in 4.1 innings of an 8-7 loss. Blackburn was Oakland's lone representative at the recent All-Star game and started against LA last Thursday. He was 6-2 with a 2.26 ERA through his first 13 starts (A's were 9-4) but he took the mound last Thursday looking to halt a seven-start winless stretch. He got the "W" but was hardly sharp, allowing four solo HRs in five innings. However, here's the 'dope.' Blackburn is 2-0 with a 2.74 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in four career starts vs LA. The A's are 4-0 in his starts, including THREE wins here in 2022.
The Angels are saying this morning that Toussaint will start but I'll list this side play as "action, " just in case there is a switch. Oakland avoids the home sweep behind Blackburn.
Good luck...Larry
