After splitting the first two games of this interleague series, the Mets and Angels meet for a rubber match on this week’s edition of Sunday night baseball. Lefty Patrick Sandoval hits the hill for the home team here against righty Taijuan Walker for the visitors.
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MLB Betting Odds
Sunday’s baseball betting lines opened this game at right around a pick ’em, with an over/under of 8.5 runs. Early betting action then slid Los Angeles into a -125 favorite and bumped that total to nine.
Mets-Angels MLB Betting Preview
New York took the opener of this series Friday night 7-3, but Los Angeles won Saturday’s game 11-6. The Mets won Friday as -135 favorites on the dime line, while the Angels won Saturday as +120 underdogs.
Also, both games played over their totals.
With Saturday’s win, Los Angeles is now 2-1 since its epic 14-game losing skid. At 29-32 overall, the Angels trail first-place Houston by eight games in the AL West, and they’re 2.5 games behind Boston in the battle for the third and final AL wild-card spot.
With Saturday’s loss, New York is 1-3 over its last four games. But at 39-22 overall, the Mets still lead the NL East by 5.5 games over second-place Atlanta. This series is the first meeting between these two teams since 2017.
Sunday’s Pitching Match-Up
Lefty Sandoval is 3/9 on quality starts this season but 0 for his last two. Last Sunday, he gave up two runs on four hits and four walks through 4 2/3 innings of a 9-7 Los Angeles loss to Philadelphia. And just before that, he gave up six runs – five earned – and five hits through only three innings of an 11-10 Angels loss to Toronto. Los Angeles is 6-3 with Sandoval this season but 0-2 his last two times out. This start will be Sandoval’s first career start against the Mets. Walker is 2/9 on quality starts this year but also owns three what we’d call “near misses.” Tuesday, he gave up four runs and five hits through six innings of a 7-0 New York loss to San Diego. But over his three starts previous to that, he allowed only four runs and 18 hits through 17 2/3 innings. The Mets are 4-5 with Walker this season, 0-2 his last two times out. This will be Walker’s first start against the Angels since 2020 when he was with Seattle.
Splits With the Sticks
New York is batting .246 against left-handed pitching this season, with a .326 team OBP and a .376 team slugging percentage. The Mets have also scored at least five runs five times over their last seven games. Los Angeles is slashing .244/.313/.427 against right-handed pitching.
The Bullpens
The Mets bullpen owns a 3.83 ERA this season, along with a 1.24 WHIP. The Angels pen owns a 4.25 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP.
- Get more details: NY Mets at LA Angels 6/12/22 Betting Stats
MLB Betting Trends
- The Mets are 20-14 on the road this season and 11-10 against left-handed starters.
- The Angels are 17-17 at home and 21-24 against right-handed starters.
Totals Report
- The overs are 32-25 in Mets games this season.
- The Over is 28-27 in Angels games.
- The Under is 17-14 at Angel Stadium this season.
- The Under is a combined 11-5 with Sandoval and Walker this season.
