Stay on top of the latest MLB news and betting notes<\/a> from Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Kansas City Royals visit the Los Angeles Angels in the last of a three-game series. Southpaw Daniel Lynch (3-6, 5.19 ERA) takes the mound against right-hander Shohei Ohtani (5-4, 3.28 ERA).<\/p>\n Although they haven’t played well for most of the year, something about southern California agrees with the Royals’ hitters. They won Monday night’s game 6-2, and Tuesday night’s game 12-11 in ten innings behind a combined 9 RBI effort from Carlos Santana and Bobby Witt Jr.<\/p>\n Witt Jr. has been a great addition to the Royals’ lineup, hitting third. Whit Merrifield and Andrew Benintendi have also improved at the plate since the rookie got called up. KC still needs a lot of help in their starting rotation and bullpen, but the offense is trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n Starter Daniel Lynch has struggled in his 2022 campaign, but has had a few good outings this year. On April 26 in Chicago he threw six shutout innings against the White Sox, and is coming off a good start in Oakland where he went 5.0 innings and gave up four hits, one earned run, walked two and struck out 10.<\/p>\n In 12 starts and 59.0 innings he has a 5.19 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP and 60 strikeouts. Although he has major league K ability, he’s had a problem with control – giving up 25 free passes and nine long flies. And he’s surrendered four home runs in his last three starts.<\/p>\n He averages just under five innings per start, so there’s a good chance the Royals will have to go back to a bullpen where almost every reliever made an appearance Tuesday night.<\/p>\n After last night’s epic performance at the plate, Shohei Ohtani proved once again why he’s the reigning American League MVP. He went 3-for-4 with two home runs and eight RBI, and one of the long flies was a three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.<\/p>\n His pitching has also been pretty good in 2022. In 11 starts and 60.1 innings, he has an ERA of 3.28, a WHIP of 1.09 and 77 strikeouts. Ohtani’s control has been excellent as he’s only walked 15 hitters and allowed eight home runs – that’s just over one long fly per nine innings.<\/p>\n The Halos haven ‘t been good against lefties this year, sitting No. 25 in OPS (.662) with a team batting average of just .231 against left-hand pitching.<\/p>\n While Los Angeles hasn’t hit southpaws well this year, Daniel Lynch is a very hittable pitcher who has a lot of crooked numbers in his stat line. Coming off the momentum of last night, Ohtani should be fired up and ready to perform well to take a load off his team’s bullpen and to try and salvage the last game of this series.<\/p>\n After Tuesday night’s game, I trust both of these bullpens about as much as the latest NFT cryptocurrency. That’s why I’ll lean to the Halos on the first five inning run line.<\/p>\n Prediction: Angels First Five Run Line (-0.5)<\/p>\n Join Drew Martin and a rotating panel of guests for First Pitch as we break down the daily baseball slate from a betting perspective. The NL Central has the makings of a two-team race all the way to September. Who will emerge from this week’s series between the Cardinals and Brewers? Join WagerTalk’s team of MLB betting experts every weekday at 1:45pm ET \/ 10:45am PT for First Pitch as we discuss the baseball betting slate.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Wednesday, June 22<\/th>\n MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Moneyline:<\/td>\n LA Angels -230 vs Kansas City Royals +205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Runline:<\/td>\n Angels -1.5 (-110) \/ Royals +1.5 (-110)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total:<\/td>\n 8 Runs (Over -115 \/ Under -105)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Game Time:<\/td>\n 9:50pm ET \/ 6:50pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Where:<\/td>\n Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Weather:<\/td>\n 81* and Clear with Light Winds Blowing Out to Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n LA Angels vs Kansas City Royals Analysis<\/h2>\n
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