Friday MLB Baseball Picks: Athletics vs Angels
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MLB Betting – Athletics vs Angels Preview & Pick
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Venue: Angele Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
Broadcast: CSCA, FSW
Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels Betting Lines from BetUS.com
Money Line: Oakland -105
Over/Under: 7.5
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Oakland Athletics (11-11)
Brandon McCarthy (1-1, 2.10)
The Oakland Athletics are making their case for baseball’s most predictable team. Everyone expected excellent pitching, subpar hitting and something around .500 ball. Well, here they are through 22 games, leading the majors in ERA at 2.46 while ranking 29th in homers, 26th in runs scored and 22 in batting average. And their record sits at exactly .500.
Former White Sox prospect Brandon McCarthy gets the ball for the A’s on Tuesday. He’s looking for just his second win in his fifth try this season despite the 2.10 ERA. The key for McCarthy early on has been impeccable control. He has just three walks over 30 innings, doing his best Cliff Lee impression.
Believe it or not, Coco Crisp’s .259 leads the team. He’s started to heat up of late, so maybe he’ll fuel Oakland’s offense against the Angels. 
Los Angeles Angels (12-10)
(Tyler Chatwood 1-1, 3.50)
Jered Weaver and Dan Haren deserve full marks for their dominant efforts atop the Angels’ rotation this season – but I’m not giving Tyler Chatwood a gold star just yet. The rookie’s numbers look solid on paper but his luck is due to turn.
Chatwood has walked 11 batters in just 18 innings. If he keeps putting batters on base at that rate, he has to be punished eventually. He’ll need some offensive help and Howie Kendrick may be the provider. The traditionally light-hitting second baseman already has six homers this season.
MLB Trends:
Over is 6-2 in OAK last 8 Tue. games.
OAK are 2-6 in their last 8 Tue. games.
Under is 9-4 in OAK last 13 road games.
Under is 10-3 in LAA last 13 Tue. games.
Under is 35-11-7 in LAA last 53 overall.
Under is 35-11-6 in LAA last 52 on grass.
The pick:
The Athletics’ lineup is about as intimidating as Justin Bieber. But rookie pitchers tend to beat themselves as they learn the ropes in the big leagues. Chatwood may hand the A’s some runs if he keeps walking batters like he has so far this season. Maybe Crisp (.333 against righthanded pitching this season) or Hideki Matsui (.290 hitter against righties in his career) will capitalize.
Athletics vs Angels prediction: Athletics 5, Angels 3
