Angels keep cruising as A's visit, considering the Los Angeles Angels are the only team with a winning record in the American League West and hold a double-digit lead. Unless they lose all of their remaining games, they are heading back to the playoffs and will likely be one favorites to win the World Series. Currently the oddsmakers at BetOnline.com have the Los Angeles Angels listed with -230 odds against the + 200 Oakland Athletics heading into this MLB matchup.
On Wednesday, the odds will favor them as they host the Oakland Athletics, who have completely nose-dived. As early as July, the A's were eight games over .500. Now they are into double-digits below .500.
The A's will send highly-touted prospect Gio Gonzalez to the mound. He's struggled early on in his career as the rookie has an ERA of 6.52 over his four career starts.
Gonzalez has struck out a healthy amount of batters (18 in 19.1 innings pitched) but if batters aren't striking out, they are usually getting on base with hits and walks. He's allowed 20 hits and 14 walks so far this season, which puts his WHIP at 1.78.
The A's are 1-3 in his starts and aside from his first start against Toronto in which he lasted six innings, he hasn't passed the five inning mark since.
Joe Saunders will take the hill for the Angels and he is coming off one of his worst starts this season. Saunders allowed six earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched. Even though the odds favor the Angels, Saunders has fared better away from home as opposing hitters are batting nearly 30 points better against him when he pitches at home.
He's cooled off in the second half of the season. He started the season 9-2 but he's just 5-4 since then. Before the All-Star break, his ERA was 3.08 and his WHIP was 1.13. After the break, his ERA is 3.38 with a 1.40 WHIP.
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