Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Matchup Preview - March 30th, 2023
Los Angeles Angels Insights
Shohei Ohtani's fastball velocity has risen 1.5 mph this year (96.5 mph) over where it was last year (95 mph).
Luis Rengifo's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 92.4-mph figure last season has lowered to 90.1-mph.
Gio Urshela has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and will be challenged by the league's 10th-deepest RF fences today.
Oakland Athletics Insights
Kyle Muller has averaged 13.1 outs per game per started since the start of last season, grading out in the 8th percentile.
Seth Brown is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Los Angeles (#1-worst on the slate).
Projected catcher Shea Langeliers grades out as a horrible pitch framer, according to The Sharp Model projection system.
Betting Trends
The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 17 of their last 28 games (+9.85 Units / 34% ROI)
The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 76 of their last 126 games (+18.50 Units / 12% ROI)
Kevin Smith has hit the RBIs Under in his last game at home (+1.00 Units / 34% ROI)