Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels 9/17/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/16/2021 at 7:56 PM ET
The Oakland Athletics open a three-game series on the road Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. Oakland is 78-67 following a 12-10 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Matt Olson had a two-run homer, Elvis Andrus collected four hits and Josh Harrison had three RBIs to help lead the Athletics to the victory. Oakland Is 3 ½ games behind the second spot in the American League wild-card chase.
Matt Olson is batting .275 to lead Oakland and the first baseman has 35 home runs, 101 RBIs, 139 hits and an on-base percentage of .370 to lead Oakland in each category. On Friday, the Oakland Athletics will send Cole Irvin to the mound. The right-hander is 9-13 with an ERA of 4.04, 109 Ks and 34 BBs.
Los Angeles improved to 71-74 following a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Brandon Marsh hit a home run in the eighth inning to put the Angels ahead for good. Los Angeles snapped a two-game losing streak with its victory on Wednesday but the Angels are fourth in the American League West 14 games behind first-place Houston.
David Fletcher is batting .277 to lead Los Angeles and the third baseman has a team-high 157 hits. Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has 44 home runs, 94 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .356 to lead Los Angeles in each category. On Friday, the Los Angeles Angels will send Shohei Ohtani to the mound. The right-hander is 9-2 with an ERA of 3.36, 136 Ks and 41 BBs.
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Oakland is battling for an American League wild-card spot and when playing head-to-head against Los Angeles, the Athletics have won six of the last eight played in Los Angeles and 38 of the last 53 overall between the two. Los Angeles has struggled when playing against an opponent from the American League West losing four out of the last five. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-4.
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