The Los Angeles Angels dropped their last two games on the road to the Atlanta Braves and will look to get back on track tonight when they open a 4-game set in Anaheim with their AL West foe, the Seattle Mariners. Both teams are battling for a Wild Card spot, with the Angels at 56-53 on the season and Seattle at 56-52. Shohei Ohtani is expected to get the nod for the Halos. Ohtani is 9-5 with a 3.43 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and has been a Mariner slayer in his career, going 5-0 with a 2.02 ERA. Seattle is expected to counter with Brian Woo. This is definitely a pitching mismatch. Woo is 1-3 with a 4.96 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and over his last 3 turns he has a bloated ERA of 8.16 with a 1.74 WHIP. The Angels are 29-23 at home, 4-2 this season against the Mariners, and are expected to have Ohtani on the hill. Consider LA.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES ANGELS