New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | August 29

Two of MLB’s most productive sluggers go head-to-head when the New York Yankees (78-50) and the Los Angeles Angels (55-73) meet at 9:38 PM ET on Monday at Angel Stadium. Aaron Judge has 49 homers (first in the majors) for the favored Yankees (-178), and Shohei Ohtani ranks ninth in MLB play with 28 dingers this season for the Angels (+151). New York has Frankie Montas starting, while Los Angeles will counter with Jose Suarez.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Angels

• Game Day: Monday, August 29, 2022
• Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees have hit a league-leading 200 home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
• The Yankees have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).
• The Yankees are fourth in the league with an on-base percentage of .325.
• The Yankees strike out 8.5 times per game to rank 17th in the league.
• The Yankees average 1.4 homers per road game this season (91 total away from home).
• The Yankees are slugging .420 with 3.0 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The club is batting .247 with 540 hits (8.6 per game) on the road this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Judge leads New York with 135 hits and an OBP of .393, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .655.
• Among all qualified hitters, Judge is 20th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is first in slugging.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .223 with 19 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 53 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Rizzo’s batting average places him 127th, his on-base percentage 59th, and his slugging percentage 25th.
• DJ LeMahieu has 117 hits this season and has a slash line of .273/.368/.399.
• Andrew Benintendi has an OPS of .765, fueled by an OBP of .374 and a team-best slugging percentage of .391 this season.

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels’ 145 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
• The Angels have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
• The Angels have an OBP of just .295 this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• The Angels rank last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 76 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 62 home contests this season.
• In 62 home games this season, they’re slugging .405 with 173 hits going for extra bases.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .238 with 7.8 base hits per contest.

Angels Key Batters

• Ohtani has accumulated 121 hits with a .358 on-base percentage and a .516 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Angels.
• Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, Ohtani’s batting average puts him 58th, his on-base percentage is 25th, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Mike Trout is batting .270 with 18 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 41 walks.
• Luis Rengifo has 19 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 13 walks while batting .268.
• David Fletcher is hitting .287 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven walks.

Yankees vs. Angels Probable Pitchers