Athletics vs Angels Prediction and Betting Preview | Monday May 19

Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park has produced some high-scoring games this season. The GoldSheet team believes that runs will be on the menu once again for Monday’s Athletics vs Angels showdown in Sac Town.

Athletics vs Angels Betting Preview

Time	10:05pm ET / 7:05pm PT
Stadium	Sutter Health Park in Sacramento
Weather	Temps in the Upper-70s with Winds Blowing Out to Right
MoneyLine	Athletics -125 / Angels +115
Total	9.5 Runs (-110)
RunLine	Athletics -1.5 (+155) / Angels +1.5 (-180)

Los Angeles Angels

The Angels did something this past weekend that very, very few teams have been able to say over the last decade: They swept the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

The Angels’ lineup is getting comfortable without Mike Trout and shortstop Zach Neto looks like one of the best young hitters in the league right now. Neto enters Monday in the top-15th percentile among hitters in expected batting average, hard-hit rate, average exit velocity and barrel rate. He had a pair of multi-hit games in the series against the Dodgers, and should be able to carry that momentum over to this series against the Athletics.

Angels’ starter José Soriano has pitched well this season, but he’s been playing with a little bit of fire. Soriano has a 1.46 WHIP this season, which means he’s been allowing a healthy amount of base runners. Yet he’s only allowed a total of three earned runs in his last three starts. With seven total walks in his last two starts, he’s been threading a small needle when it comes to run prevention.

Athletics

Starting pitcher J.T. Ginn has bounced between the minor leagues and the big leagues over the first seven weeks of the season. He hasn’t finished 5.0 innings in any of his last three starts, and that could be a problem in Monday’s contest. Justin Sterner and Tyler Ferguson have each pitched on back-to-back days out of the Athletics’ bullpen, which means that unit is likely to be short-handed in the latter stages of this game.

It’s a small sample size, but the Athletics have performed well against Soriano in the past. Brent Rooker is 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and a walk. Lawrence Butler is 2-for-5 with a home run. Shea Langeliers is 3-for-4 with a double and a home run.

Athletics vs Angels Prediction

The over is 14-7 in Athletics’ home games this season at Sutter Health Park. Ballpark Pal’s model projects 10.6 runs in this AL West contest, and we agree with that outlook. Neither bullpen is particularly trustworthy, and we’re expecting to see another high-scoring affair in Sacramento.

OVER 9.5 RUNS (-110)
ZACH NETO OVER 1.5 TOTAL BASES (+120)

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