The Athletics (26-42) will look to Max Muncy, who is currently on a two-game home run streak, when they square off against the Los Angeles Angels (31-34). The Angels are moneyline favorites (-166) in this matchup against the Athletics (+139), which starts at 4:07 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Angel Stadium. Kyle Hendricks starts for Los Angeles while Sacramento will counter with JP Sears.

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Angels vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-166)
• Underdog: Athletics (+139)
• Over/under: 9

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have compiled a 6-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
• The Angels have played as a moneyline favorite of -166 or shorter in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• The Angels have a 62.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• The Angels have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 34 times this season for a 34-29-2 record against the over/under.
• The Angels have put together a 33-32-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.8% of the time).

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward leads the Angels in home runs (18) and runs batted in (45).
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ward’s home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally ranks 11th.
• Nolan Schanuel has a club-high .276 batting average.
• Schanuel currently ranks 221st in home runs and 174th in RBI in the bigs.
• Zach Neto is batting .272 with 11 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and eight walks.
• Jo Adell is hitting .226 with seven doubles, 12 home runs and 12 walks.

Angels pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.6 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
• The Angels’ 4.84 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Angels have the third-highest WHIP in MLB (1.509).
• The Angels allow the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (84 total, 1.3 per game).
• They struck out five Athletics batters while giving up five hits in a 7-4 win in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 50 times this season and won 17, or 34%, of those games.
• The Athletics have a record of 4-15, a 21.1% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +139 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 41.8% chance to win.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 38 of 68 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 30-38-0 ATS in their 68 games with a spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Jacob Wilson leads Sacramento in batting average (.366) this season while adding eight home runs and 38 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Wilson ranks 89th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
• Brent Rooker has collected 72 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .467 on the year.
• Rooker is 20th in homers and 40th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads the club in homers (14) and runs batted in (44) this season.
• Soderstrom has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two home runs, four walks and eight RBIs.
• Lawrence Butler has 69 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .467 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
• Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.70 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.533 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 102, or 1.5 per game.
• The Athletics suffered a 7-4 defeat in their most recent game, striking out nine Angels batters while allowing eight hits.