Boston Red Sox (7-8) vs Los Angeles Angels (7-7)
Game Info: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 1:35 pm (Fenway Park)
Garrett Whitlock (0-1) (9.00) vs Reid Detmers (0-0) (5.59)
Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox -115 / Los Angeles Angels -105 --- Over/Under: 9 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Los Angeles Angels will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of their series on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Angels Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 7-7 this season and they have lost four of their last six games. Prior to losing the first two games of this series, Los Angeles won two out of three games against Washington. The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 3.80 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average this season. The Angels offense has scored 75 runs with a .246 batting average and a .342 on base percentage. Shohei Ohtani is batting .313 with three home runs and nine RBI’s for the Angels. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Reid Detmers, who is 0-0 with a 5.59 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 9.2 innings pitched this year.
Red Sox Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 7-8 this season and they have won two games in a row. Boston won Games 1 and 2 of this series by scores of 5-3 and 9-7. The Boston pitching staff has a 5.36 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP, and a .268 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 85 runs with a .238 batting average and a .325 on base percentage this year. Rafael Devers is batting .276 with seven home runs and 15 RBI’s for the Red Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Garrett Whitlock, who is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this season.
Trends
Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games and 6-2 in their last 8 game three’s of a series. The over is 6-2 in Los Angeles’ last 8 Sunday games. Boston is 5-2 in their last 7 Sunday games and 2-4 in their last 6 games. The under is 7-3 in Boston’s last 10 games against the AL West. Los Angeles is 1-5 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings.
Pick
Boston has been able to bounce back with two wins to start this series, after they were swept by the Rays in their last series. Los Angeles has had chances to win the past two games, but their pitching and fielding has let them down. The Red Sox are starting Garrett Whitlock, who really struggled in his first start of the year. Reid Detmers is starting for Los Angeles, who has allowed six earned runs over 9.2 innings pitched this year. I like the over in this game.
David’s Pick Over 9
AUTHOR: David Racey
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