Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 29

Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Angels (69-86) are favorites (-252) against the Oakland Athletics (56-99), who are at +208, on Thursday as he tries to secure his 15th win of the season. The outing starts at 9:38 PM ET. Ohtani gets the starting nod for Los Angeles, and Cole Irvin is Oakland’s pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Athletics

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

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in baseball with 183 total home runs .
• The Angels’ .231 batting average ranks 24th in the majors.
• The Angels rank 26th in the league with a .295 on-base percentage.
• The Angels’ 9.6 strikeouts per game are the most in the league.
• The Angels average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (100 total in home outings).
• The Angels have a .410 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .239 at home this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Ohtani leads Los Angeles in slugging percentage (.530) and total hits (152) this season.
• Among qualifying hitters, Ohtani ranks 39th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 26th, and he is eighth in slugging.
• Ohtani will look for his 14th straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last 10 games he is hitting .368 with three doubles, a walk and four RBI.
• Mike Trout is batting .275 with 24 doubles, two triples, 38 home runs and 50 walks.
• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .359 this season while batting .276 with 59 walks and 69 runs scored.
• Ward heads into this matchup with three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a double, three home runs, two walks and three RBI.
• Luis Rengifo has 15 home runs, 50 RBI and a batting average of .272 this season.
• Rengifo has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with three RBI.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics’ 131 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
• The Athletics rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .217.
• The Athletics have an OBP of just .282 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
• The Athletics rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
• In 77 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1 per contest.
• They are slugging .368 in 77 road games this season.
• In 77 road games this season, they have a batting average of .226 while averaging 7.6 base hits per contest.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has put up a team-best OBP (.332) and slugging percentage (.433).
• Including all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Murphy’s batting average puts him 80th, his on-base percentage ranks 58th, and he is 65th in slugging.
• Tony Kemp has 23 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 43 walks while batting .234.
• Kemp ranks 113th in batting average, 108th in on-base percentage and 129th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Seth Brown is leading the Athletics with 110 hits.
• Chad Pinder is hitting .230 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 14 walks.

Angels vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers