The Los Angeles Angels have the best player in baseball today in Mike Trout, but they don’t sport a sparkling record, as they are currently way off pace to even make it the playoffs as a wild card. The Cleveland Indians are a different story, as they are quite comfortably on top of the American Central division.
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Game by Game Betting Preview for the Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Indians Regular Season Series Running from August 3-5 2018
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland
When:
Game 1 Friday, August 3, 7:10PM EST
Game 2 Saturday, August 4, 7:10PM EST
Game 3 Sunday, August 5, 1:10PM EST
Line: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Indians – view all MLB lines
TV Broadcast: ESPN
Game 1 Friday, August 3, 7:10PM EST
Starters: Jaime Barria (6-7, 3.74 ERA) vs. Mike Clevinger (7-7, 3.43 ERA)
Pitching:
It took some time, but Barria finally got his first win in eight starts on July 28, when he allowed just two earned runs on five hits in 6.0 innings in an 11-5 win at home against Seattle. He is 3-3 with a 3.19 ERA in six road starts this season. Clevinger hasn’t picked up a win in any of his last four starts. That said, he has allowed just two earned runs in both of his last two outings, spanning across 11.2 innings. He is 0-2 with a 3.09 ERA in two starts since the All-Star break.
Hitting:
- Opponents are hitting .252 against Barria when he’s pitching on the road.
- Andrelton Simmons is 6-for-8 vs. Clevinger.
Writer’s Prediction:
Cleveland wins, 7-4.
Game 2 Saturday, August 4, 7:10PM EST
Starters: Felix Pena (1-2, 5.23 ERA) vs. Corey Kluber (13-6, 2.79 ERA)
Pitching:
The Angels have not win in Pena’s last three mound appearances. In his last outing, he was rocked hard for seven earned runs on six hits in only 0.1 innings of an 8-5 loss at home against the Mariners. He is 0-1 with a 0.96 ERA in two starts (9.1 innings) on the road this season. Kluber recovered from a loss against Pittsburgh and notched a win on July 29 by allowing just an earned run on five hits in 7.1 innings in an 8-1 win in Detroit. He is 7-3 with a 2.24 ERA in 12 starts at home.
Hitting:
- Opponents are hitting .242 when Pena is on the road this season.
- Justin Upton is 5-for-18 vs. Kluber.
Writer’s Prediction:
Cleveland wins, 6-3.
Game 3 Sunday, August 5, 1:10PM EST
Starters: Tyler Skaggs (8-6, 2.62 ERA) vs. Shane Bieber (5-2, 4.73 ERA)
Pitching:
Skaggs definitely would like to erase the memory of his last start in which he allowed 10 earned runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings of a 10-6 loss in Tampa Bay on July 31. Skaggs is 5-3 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 road starts this year. The Indians will counter with Bieber, who allowed three earned runs on six hits in 6.1 innings of a 5-4 road loss to Minnesota on July 30. He is 3-2 with a 4.94 ERA in five home starts this season.
Hitting:
- Rajai Davis is 44-for-10 vs. Skaggs.
- Opponents are hitting .304 when Bieber is at home.
Writer’s Prediction:
Los Angeles wins, 4-3.
Writer’s Overall Series Prediction
The Indians take two of three from the Angels.
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