In Saturday night MLB betting the 56-45 Boston Red Sox play the 46-57 L.A. Angels in the third of a four game set in Anaheim. The first pitch of tonight’s game at Angel Stadium is scheduled for 9:05 PM ET.
In Game 2 of this four game series played yesterday the Red Sox beat the Angels 6-2. Boston came back from an early 2-0 deficit to score six runs on seven hits and shut out the LA Angels after the second and held them to five hits overall.
The Red Sox had lost four in a row before beating the Angels yesterday and they sit in 3rd place in the AL East 1.5 games back of the Baltimore Orioles. Boston has the highest scoring team in the Majors, but they only rank 20th in team ERA.
The Angels have lost two of their last three games and they are in the basement of the AL West 13.5 games back of the Texas Rangers. L.A. has a solid lineup ranking 9th in runs scored, but only rank 21st in team ERA.
Pitching Match Up
Boston: Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 7.00 ERA)
Los Angeles: Hector Santiago (9-4, 4.28 ERA)
Drew Pomeranz goes for the Red Sox tonight and in his last outing he gave up two earned runs in six innings in a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He will be making his 3rd start for the Red Sox after coming over in a trade with the San Diego Padres. He was decent in his last outing for Boston while in his first one he was shelled for five earned runs in only three innings, but the offense bailed him out in a 11-7 Red Sox win over the San Francisco Giants.
Hector Santiago gets the call for the Angels and in his last start he gave up two earned runs in five innings in a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Angels have won his last six starts and in that span he has given up a total of 11 earned runs. The Angels are 4-0 in Santiago’s last 4 home starts.
Betting Angles
- The Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 home games against the Red Sox.
- The Angels are 23-10 in their last 33 games against the Angels.
- This season the Angels are 23-27 at home and the Red Sox are 22-20 on the road.
STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS
Boston Red Sox: 56-45 SU / O/U 52-43 / Run Line W/L 50-51
L.A. Angels: 46-57 SU / O/U 48-47 / Run Line W/L 48-55
Boston at L.A. Key Betting Trends
- BOS is 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
- BOS is 2-4 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- BOS has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 6 road games.
- LA is 7-1 in their last 8 home games.
- LA is 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- LA has an Over record of 3-2-1 in their last 6 home games.
Key Player Injuries
RED SOX
[LF] 06/24/2016 – Chris Young 15-day DL (6/23) ( Hamstring )
[P] 06/07/2016 – Carson Smith 60-day DL (5/15) ( Elbow )
[C] 06/06/2016 – Blake Swihart 60-day DL (6/5) ( Ankle )
[2B] 06/17/2016 – Josh Rutledge 60-day DL (6/15) ( Knee )
[P] 07/20/2016 – Koji Uehara 15-day DL (7/20) ( Pectoral )
[P] 07/10/2016 – Sean O’Sullivan 15-day DL (7/10) ( Knee )
[P] 07/09/2016 – Craig Kimbrel 15-day DL (7/7) ( Knee )
(!)[DH] 07/29/2016 – David Ortiz is not expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday vs. Los Angeles Angels ( Rest )
[3B] 05/03/2016 – Pablo Sandoval 60-day DL (4/11); out for season ( Shoulder )
[P] 04/04/2016 – Brandon Workman 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow )
ANGELS
[P] 04/03/2016 – C.J. Wilson 60-day DL (3/25), out for season ( Shoulder )
[P] 04/06/2016 – Andrew Heaney 60-day DL (4/4), out for season ( Elbow )
[LF] 05/02/2016 – Craig Gentry 60-day DL (4/26) ( Back )
[P] 05/10/2016 – Garrett Richards 60-day DL (5/2) ( Elbow )
[P] 06/14/2016 – Cory Rasmus 60-day DL (6/14) ( Groin )
[C] 07/19/2016 – Geovany Soto 15-day DL (7/16) ( Knee )
[2B] 07/19/2016 – Cliff Pennington 60-day DL (6/1) ( Hamstring )
[P] 07/20/2016 – Nick Tropeano 15-day DL (7/19) ( Elbow )
[LF] 07/06/2016 – Shane Robinson 15-day DL (7/6) ( Ankle )
[1B] 07/09/2016 – C.J. Cron 15-day DL (7/8) ( Hand )
