Angels vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 6/18/2025

The Los Angeles Angels play the third game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the New York Yankees. Los Angeles improved to 34-37 following its 1-0 victory over New York on Monday in the opening game of the series. Los Angeles’ Nolan Schanuel hit an RBI double in the 11th inning to knock in the only run of the game. The Angels are 6 ½ games behind first in the American League West. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Nolan Schanuel is batting .285 to lead Los Angeles and has team highs in hits with 70 and on-base percentage at .377. Taylor Ward is the leader in home runs with 18 and RBI with 47. Los Angeles is batting .225 with a .399 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Angels will send Jack Kochanowicz to the mound. The right-hander is 3-8 with a 5.53 ERA, 50 Ks, and 33 BBs.

The New York Yankees dropped to 42-29 following Monday’s one-run shutout loss to the Angels. The loss was New York's 4th straight, and the Yankees have dropped six of the last nine. New York is 3rd in runs scored and 4th in batting average, while on the mound, the Yankees are sixth in WHIP and eighth in ERA. New York leads the AL East by 2 ½ games.

Aaron Judge is batting .377 with 26 home runs, 60 RBI, 100 hits, and an on-base percentage of .475 to lead New York in each of the five categories. Trent Grisham is second in home runs with 13. New York is batting .255 with a .451 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, New York will send Ryan Yarbrough to the mound. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 3.96 ERA, 46 Ks, and 16 BBs.

New York wins at home on Wednesday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in each of New York's last five and six of New York's last nine versus Los Angeles. Angels’ starter Jack Kochanowicz has given up 18 runs across the last 22.0 innings. New York starter Ryan Yarbrough has pitched well in four of the last five outings. In four strong starts, the left-hander has given up four runs across 21.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Yankees win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.