Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Matchup Preview - April 1st, 2023

Los Angeles's third baseman Gio Urshela looks to continue his strong season as he takes on Seth Brown and the Athletics. This season Gio Urshela is batting .500 with 0 home runs, 1 runs, and 0 RBIs. Today he's projected to bat 8th in the lineup with a The Sharp Model X projection of .240 Avg, .306 wOBA and .09 HRs. On the Athletics side, Seth Brown has shined this year (.500 Avg, 0 HRs, 0 Rs, 0 RBIs, & 1 SBs). He's projected to bat 7th and The Sharp Model X projects his average performance today as a .285 wOBA, and .11 HRs.

Los Angeles Angels Insights

• The Oakland Athletics don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Brett Phillips is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the whole game.

• The Los Angeles Angels bullpen grades out as the 7th-worst in the majors, per The Sharp Model.

Oakland Athletics Insights

• Seth Brown is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of Los Angeles (#1-worst of the day).

• Nick Allen has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and will be challenged by the game's 10th-deepest RF fences today.

Betting Trends

• Cristian Pache has hit the Singles Over in his last game (+1.55 Units / 155% ROI)