Sunday, July 27, 2008

Angels-Orioles Preview

The Los Angeles Angels and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Camden Yards.

The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ervin Santana in this game. Santana has a 11-4 record and a 3.37 ERA this season.

The Orioles will counter Santana with Garrett Olson. Lefthander Olson has a 6.11 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 153-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Torii Hunter hit two home runs and drove in five runs to lead the Angels to an 11-6 win over the Orioles as -130 favorites on Saturday. The game's 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Juan Rivera went deep for a three-run dinger for the Angels. Jon Garland got the win, allowing five runs off seven hits over 5 1-3 innings.

Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer in a losing cause for the Orioles, who were +115 underdogs. Radhames Liz surrendered six runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.
Baltimore has lost 5 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 64-39 SU
Baltimore: 48-55 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

Next up:
LA Angels at Boston, Monday, July 28
Baltimore at NY Yankees, Monday, July 28

 

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