The division rival Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Angel Stadium.
Lefthander Brett Anderson will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Anderson is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Angels will be Jered Weaver. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The A's scored all their runs over the final two innings in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Angels, as +105 underdogs. The A's won the game as +105 underdogs, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Ryan Sweeney and Mark Ellis had threes and two RBIs each to lead the way. Andrew Bailey earned the win in relief, and Brad Ziegler tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Juan Rivera went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored for the Angels, who were -115 favorites. Brian Fuentes gave up three runs in one inning to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 2-1 SU
Los Angeles: 1-2 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
Next up:
Oakland home to Seattle, Friday, April 10
LA Angels home to Boston, Friday, April 10