Fixture: Toronto @ Los Angeles Angels
Time/Date: 9:05 PM ET, August 3, 2013
Pick: Los Angeles Angels
Odds: -170 (1.59 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle
This will be the third game of 4 game series played in Los Angeles. LA Angels won 8-2 on Thursday and 7-5 last night.
LA Angels are third in American League West with 50-58 record and they are 29-28 at home. Toronto is last in American League East with 50-59 record. They are 22-31 on the road.
LA Angels have 4th best batting average in majors with .266. Toronto is 17th with .253.
LA Angels outfielder Mike Trout reached base for the 33rd consecutive game yesterday. Their left fielder J.B. Shuck had 3 RBI's on Thursday and right fielder Kole Calhoun had a four-hit night with a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning yesterday.
Jered Weaver will be starting for the Angels tonight. He is 5-5, 2.84 ERA in 14 starts this season. Weaver had 2 consecutive wins before recording a no-decision in his last start 5 days ago against Texas. In those 3 starts he has allowed just 1 earned run while striking out 23 in 21.2 innings of work combined. Weaver hasn't been good on the road where he is 0-3, 3.96 ERA in 6 starts, but he is much better at home, going 5-2, 2.06 ERA in 8 home starts. Weaver is 7-2, 3.70 ERA in 9 career starts against Toronto. Toronto's right fielder Jose Bautista is 0-for-6 with 4 strikeouts against Weaver. LA Angels are 24-5 in Weaver's last 29 home starts vs. a team with a losing record, 4-1 in Weaver's last 5 starts during game 3 of a series, 42-11 in Weaver's last 53 starts as a favorite, 42-12 in Weaver's last 54 starts as a home favorite and 7-2 in Weaver's last 9 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200.
LA are 5-1 in Weaver's last 6 starts against Toronto and 5-1 in Weaver's last 6 home starts against them.
Toronto is sending out Esmil Rogers, who is 3-5, 4.36 ERA after 11 starts and 23 relief appearances in 2013. Rogers is winless in his last 7 starts. In his last start, 5 days ago, against Oakland Rogers has allowed 8 earned runs on 10 hits and 3 walks in 4.1 innings of work. Rogers never started against the Angels, but has a 10.13 ERA, 2.63 WHIP and .429 batting average against in 4 relief appearances against the Angels. Toronto is 4-1 in Rogers' last 5 starts on grass and 1-4 in Rogers' last 5 starts.
LA Angels are 4-0 in last 4 home games against Toronto and 6-2 against them overall and I expect them to win tonight.
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