The Los Angeles Angels (59-62) will look to Taylor Ward, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they take on the Athletics (54-69). The Angels are favored on the moneyline (-113) for this matchup against the Athletics (-106), which starts at 10:05 p.m. ET on Friday at Sutter Health Park. Los Angeles has Yusei Kikuchi set to start, while Sacramento will send out Jack Perkins.

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Angels vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-113)
• Underdog: Athletics (-106)
• Over/under: 10

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have won 51.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (16-15).
• When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -113 or shorter, the Angels have a record of 15-15 (50%).
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.1% in this contest.
• The Angels have played in 121 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-49-6).
• The Angels have a 68-53-0 record against the spread this season (covering 56.2% of the time).

Angels hitting info

• Ward has racked up a team-high 29 home runs and 90 runs batted in.
• In MLB action, Ward ranks seventh in homers and fifth in RBI.
• Ward enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a double, three home runs, six walks and six RBIs.
• Nolan Schanuel is batting .265 with 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 53 walks.
• Schanuel currently ranks 154th in home runs and 108th in RBI in the bigs.
• Zach Neto has racked up a team-best batting average of .269.
• Jo Adell is hitting .228 with 14 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 27 walks.
• Adell has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .158 with a home run and five RBIs.

Angels pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
• The Angels have a 4.63 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the third-worst WHIP in baseball (1.422).
• Angels pitchers combine to surrender the fourth-most home runs in baseball (164 total, 1.4 per game).
• They struck out 11 Dodgers batters while giving up seven hits in a 6-5 win in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 94 times and won 40, or 42.6%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won 36 of their 89 games, or 40.4%, when they’re the underdog by at least -106 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 59 of their 123 games with a total this season.
• In 123 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 62-61-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker leads Sacramento with 24 home runs this season. He’s batting .272 with 70 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Rooker’s home run total is 19th, and his RBI total is 26th.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in (71) this season. He’s batting .262 while slugging .469.
• Soderstrom is 31st among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 23rd in RBI.
• Soderstrom takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers is slugging .539 this season, with a team-high 24 home runs. He’s also collected 53 RBI.
• Nick Kurtz is batting .300 with an OBP of .381 and a slugging percentage of .618 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have the 28th-ranked ERA (4.92) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have a combined 1.385 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
• The Athletics have given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 175 home runs allowed.
• The Athletics suffered an 8-2 defeat in their most recent game, striking out 11 Rays batters while allowing 12 hits.