Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | August 3

Oddsmakers don’t expect the Oakland Athletics (39-66), at -121 on the moneyline, to stop their three-game losing streak when they take on the Los Angeles Angels (44-59), at -121, on Wednesday at 9:38 PM ET. Shohei Ohtani starts for Los Angeles while Oakland will counter with James Kaprielian.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
• Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels are 14th in MLB action with 112 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
• The Angels have the fifth-worst batting average in the league (.229).
• The Angels are 26th in baseball with a .300 on-base percentage.
• The Angels’ 9.6 strikeouts per game are the most in the league.
• The Angels have hit 64 home runs at home this season (1.2 per game).
• The Angels are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .404 at home.
• The club averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .240 at home this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Ohtani leads Los Angeles with a slugging percentage of .495, fueled by 42 extra-base hits.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Ohtani’s batting average ranks 73rd, his on-base percentage ranks 41st, and he is 21st in slugging.
• Ohtani hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with a double, a triple, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .372 this season while batting .276 with 42 walks and 48 runs scored.
• Among qualifying batters, Ward ranks 40th in batting average, 17th in on-base percentage and 40th in slugging percentage.
• Ward has picked up a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .143 with three walks.
• Jared Walsh has collected 83 base hits, an OBP of .280 and a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
• Luis Rengifo has five home runs, 22 RBI and a batting average of .275 this season.
• Rengifo heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and four RBI.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 90 home runs.
• The Athletics have a team batting average of just .215 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .275 this season, which ranks last in the league.
• The Athletics rank 14th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
• They have averaged 1 home runs per game in their 54 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .367 in 54 road games this season.
• In 54 road games this season, they have a batting average of .225 while averaging 7.6 base hits per contest.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has a team-best OBP (.319) and slugging percentage (.428).
• Including all qualifying hitters, Murphy is 107th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 92nd and he is 71st in slugging.
• Elvis Andrus is hitting .243 with 23 doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks.
• Andrus is currently 105th in batting average, 112th in on-base percentage and 121st in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Seth Brown is leading the Athletics with 72 hits.
• Tony Kemp is batting .213 with 17 doubles, four home runs and 27 walks.

Angels vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers