Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics 8/8/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL West Division foes will square off on Monday night, when the Los Angeles Angels visit the Oakland Athletics. The Angels (46-63) are nine games below .500 on the road and have been unable to put together a winning roster around superstars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. On Sunday, Los Angeles IF Darren Fletcher doubled and drove in three runs during a 6-3 road loss against Seattle.

Twenty-four year old lefty Jose Suarez (3-4 4.55 ERA) will head to the hill for the Angels in this contest. Los Angeles has won Suarez’s last two starts and he has allowed just one unearned run over his last ten plus frames.

The Oakland Athletics have dropped 35 of their first 52 home games and own the worst overall record in the American League. On Sunday, Oakland went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base during a 6-4 home loss versus San Francisco. 1B Seth Brown hit a two-run blast in a losing effort for the Athletics (41-68).

Twenty-eight year old southpaw Cole Irvin (6-8 3.04 ERA) has been one of the lone bright spots for the Athletics. Through 115 plus innings, Irvin has given up 13 home runs and owns a sparkling 1.06 WHIP.