Oakland A's at LA Angels 8/10/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The red-hot Oakland Athletics visit southern California on Monday to open a series on the road against the Los Angeles Angels. Oakland improved to 11-4 following a 3-1 victory on Saturday over the Houston Astros. The A's have won eight straight and lead the American League West by 4 ½  games over the second-place Astros.

Ramon Laureano is batting .288 to lead Oakland and has a team-high 15 hits. Matt Olson is the leader in home runs with four and RBIs with 10. On Monday, Oakland will send Sean Manaea to the mound. The left-hander is 0-2 with an ERA of 8.03, 12 Ks and 1 BBs.

The Los Angeles Angels continue to disappoint. The Angels dropped to 5-10 following 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Los Angeles sits in fourth place in the AL West six games behind the A's.  The Angels hitters were held to just four hits by six pitchers for Texas. Los Angeles has lost two straight and four of its last six.

David Fletcher is batting .328 to lead the Angels and has a team-high 19 hits. Mike Trout is the leader in home runs with five and RBIs with 11. On Monday, the Los Angeles Angels will send Julio Teheran to the mound. The right hand 0-1 with an ERA of 6.75, 2 Ks and 2 BBs.