Los Angeles Angels (33-38) vs Kansas City Royals (25-42)
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 9:49 pm
My selection is on Los Angeles -1.5 runs over Kansas City at 9:45 pm et on Wednesday.
The Royals have taken the first two games of this series but I look for the Angels to finally answer back with Shohei Ohtani on the mound on Wednesday. Ohtani barely broke a sweat in his most recent outing, allowing just three hits over six innings of shutout ball in Seattle. The Angels have now won each of Ohtani's last two starts and all five of their victories with him on the hill this season have come by at least three runs. Shohei enters Wednesday's start sporting a terrific 3.09 FIP and 1.09 WHIP. His counterpart on Wednesday will be left hander Daniel Lynch. He was terrific in his most recent start but that came against the light-hitting A's in Oakland. Note that he will be pitching on just four days' rest here after notching a season-high 10 strikeouts in that five-inning effort in Oakland. Lynch checks in with a 4.50 FIP and 1.53 WHIP this season. Despite shining in his most recent start, Lynch has allowed north of 5.3 runs per nine innings this season. While last night's game was a wild, high-scoring affair, the Angels bullpen continues to hold up better than expected - at least recently - posting a collective 3.37 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over their last seven contests. The Royals 'pen has been terrific lately as well, but is nothing to write home about on the road, where it has recorded a 4.22 ERA and 1.40 WHIP this season. Take Los Angeles -1.5 runs (6*).