A pair of AL West division foes will face each other in Game 2 of a three-game weekend series on Saturday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels travel to Oakland, California, to face the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The first pitch of Game 2 is scheduled for 4:07 PM ET and will air on the MLB Network, Bally Sports West, and NBC Sports California.
The post-era Shohei Ohtani era for the Los Angeles Angels has yet to get off to a great start, as Mike Trout has missed a large portion of the 2024 season. The Angels enter Game 2 on the road against the Oakland Athletics 15 games below .500 at 41-56, which puts them in 4th place in the AL West, behind the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers following a 3-13 loss in Game 1 of the series on the road against the Oakland Athletics on Friday.
The Angels were the first to score a run in the game, which came in the 2nd inning when Zachary Neto scored off a base hit from Jo Adell. Griffin Canning's struggles this season continued as he lost his 10th game of the year to drop his record to 3-10 after pitching 3 ? innings, allowing six runs, and recording three strikeouts. The loss ended the three-game winning streak for the Angels.
Los Angeles has lost four straight games in the series against Oakland and has lost by an average margin of 5.5 runs per game in those contests. The Los Angeles Angels will look to end their four-game losing streak in the series when they travel to face the Oakland Athletics for Game 2.
The Oakland Athletics have been one of the worst teams in baseball this season. They enter Saturday with the fourth-worst record in baseball and the second-worst record in the American League, at 38-61. However, Oakland is on a two-game winning streak and has won three of its last four games following Friday's 13-3 win at home against the Los Angeles Angels in Game 1 of the series.
The Athletics scored four runs in the 4th inning. It produced even more in the 6th inning after scoring seven runs in the inning, which included two two-run home runs, with J.J. Bleday hitting one, which also scored Miguel Andujar. At the same time, Shea Langelier hit the other two-run home run, which also scored Brent Rooker.
JP Sears improved his record to 7-7 this season after pitching 5 ? innings, allowing two runs, and recording four strikeouts in the win against the Angels. Oakland has won four of the seven games this season against Los Angeles and has won by an average margin of 1.57 runs per game in those contests.
The Oakland Athletics will look to extend their winning streak in the series to five games when they host the Los Angeles Angels for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
JustBet has the Oakland Athletics listed as -130 moneyline favorites at home against the Los Angeles Angels for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
The teams have split the last ten meetings 5-5, with Oakland outscoring Los Angeles 4.9 to 4.3 runs per game in those meetings. The Athletics have also won four straight games in the series by an average margin of 2.5 runs per game.
Neither team is good this season, as Oakland enters Saturday with the 2nd worst record in the American League. At the same time, Los Angeles has the 3rd worst record. However, Oakland has been on a tear in the season as of late, as they have won four straight games by an average margin of 2.5 runs per game.
Mitch Spence won his last start this season against Los Angeles after pitching 5 ? innings, allowing one run, and recording five strikeouts. Take the moneyline for the Oakland Athletics when they host the Los Angeles Angels for Game 2 of the series on Saturday.
