Zack Gelof brings a 20-game hitting streak into the Athletics’ (36-37) matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (30-45). The Athletics are the moneyline favorite (-133) in this matchup against the Angels (+109), which starts at 9:40 p.m. ET on Thursday at Sutter Health Park. Gage Jump gets the starting nod for Sacramento, and Jose Soriano is Los Angeles’ choice to start.

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Athletics vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Athletics (-133)
• Underdog: Angels (+109)
• Over/under: 10

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have won 13 of the 26 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (50%).
• When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -133 or shorter, the Athletics have a record of 5-8 (38.5%).
• The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.1% in this contest.
• The Athletics have played in 73 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-35-3).
• The Athletics have a 39-34-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.4% of the time).

Athletics hitting info

• Nick Kurtz has racked up a team-best batting average of .292, while pacing the Athletics in home runs (18) and runs batted in (57).
• In MLB action, Kurtz ranks 10th in home runs and first in RBI.
• Kurtz brings a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .350 with a double, seven home runs, nine walks and 14 RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers has hit 18 home runs to lead his team.
• Langeliers ranks 10th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 62nd in RBI.
• Langeliers heads into this game on a nine-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .229 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom is hitting .242 with 19 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 38 walks.
• Gelof is hitting .286 with nine doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 12 walks.
• Gelof has hit safely in 20 games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .375 with four doubles, four home runs, two walks and eight RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
• The Athletics’ 4.83 team ERA ranks 28th among all league pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average baseball’s third-worst WHIP (1.440).
• Athletics pitchers combine to allow the third-most home runs in baseball (104 total, 1.4 per game).
• They struck out nine Pirates batters while allowing 12 hits in a 6-5 loss in their last game.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have entered the game as underdogs 59 times this season and won 23, or 39%, of those games.
• This season, the Angels have won 16 of their 42 games, or 38.1%, when they’re the underdog by at least +109 on the moneyline.
• The Angels have a 47.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 35 of their 75 games with a total this season.
• The Angels are 38-37-0 ATS in their 75 games with a spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Mike Trout leads Los Angeles in home runs this season with 17 while driving in 36 runs.
• Trout is 15th in home runs and 62nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Trout has safely hit in eight straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .244 with two doubles, three home runs, six walks and five RBIs.
• Zach Neto is batting .228 with an OBP of .330 and a slugging percentage of .449 this season.
• Neto is 23rd in home runs and 80th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Neto brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .227 with a triple, two home runs, a walk and two RBIs.
• Jo Adell leads Los Angeles in runs batted in (41) this season. He has a .253 batting average and a .396 slugging percentage.
• Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles with a batting average of .254. He’s also hit four home runs with 25 RBI.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
• Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.61 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.428 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
• With just 77 homers allowed, the Angels rank 10th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, they fell to the Diamondbacks, 8-1, with three strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.