Fixture: Tampa Bay @ LA Angels
Time/Date: 9:05 PM ET, September 2, 2013
Pick: LA Angels
Odds: +107 (2.07 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle
This will be the first game of 4 game series played in Los Angeles. LA Angels are leading season series 2-1, after 3 game series in St. Petersburg last week.
LA angles are 3rd in American League West with 63-72 record. They are on 4 game winning streak Tampa Bay is second in American League East with 75-60 record and they are 31-34 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 1-7 in their last 8 games overall. They've scored just 17 runs in those 8 games. Their third baseman Evan Longoria is 2-for-27 with one RBI during last 7 games and right fielder Wil Myers is 2-for-30 in last 8 games.
LA Angels are coming back home after 8-1 road trip.
LA Angels are 6-0 in their last 6 games on grass, 6-1 in their last 7 games as an underdog and 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win.
Garrett Richards will be starting for the Angels tonight. He is 4-6, 4.16 ERA in 11 starts and 30 relief appearances this season. He recorded a loss 5 days ago against Tampa Bay allowing 4 earned runs in 3.1 innings of work. Five days before that he recorded a win in Seattle throwing 7.1 scoreless innings, while striking out 4. LA Angels are 8-2 in Richards' last 10 home starts.
Tampa Bay is sending out a rookie Chris Archer, who is 8-5, 2.81 ERA after 17 starts in 2013. He leads all rookies in the American League in wins. Archer has been very good on the road lately going 3-0, 1.52 ERA in his last 5 road starts.
Although Tampa Bay has an advantage in starting pitching, LA Angels are in much better form last 10 days and I believe they will win tonight.
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