Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels 7/31/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL West Division rivals will square off on Saturday afternoon, when the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels continue their weekend series. The Athletics (59-46) are riding a three-game winning streak and hold a three-game lead over New York for the final AL Wild Card spot. Last night, All-Star Chris Bassitt (11-3) struck out seven batters across seven frames to lead Oakland to a 2-0 road victory.

Twenty-seven year old left-hander Cole Irvin (7-9 3.62 ERA) will head to the hill for the Athletics in this contest. Last time out, Irvin gave up four runs in four innings during a 4-3 road loss against Seattle.

The Los Angeles Angels are four games above .500 at home and are 12 games off the pace in the division race. On Friday, Los Angeles went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. SP Patrick Sandoval (3-5) allowed one run in five plus innings and took the loss for the Angels (51-52).

Twenty-five year old righty Jaime Barria (1-0 6.23 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Angels. Last time out, Barria allowed two runs in seven innings during a 6-2 road victory against Minnesota.