Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners Betting Preview
11 July 2021
Los Angeles was expected to be a playoff contender in 2021, but they come into this game with a record of just 44-44. The Angels find themselves in fourth place in the AL West, and they will need a big run in the second half of the season.
Seattle has won the first two games of this series to improve its record to 48-42 on the year. The Mariners have actually been better than expected, but they have to prove this wasn’t a fluke in the second half.
The Los Angeles Angels are slight betting favorites in this series finale against the Seattle Mariners.
A Legend in Los Angeles
Shohei Ohtani has turned into one of the best baseball players in the league, and he might be one of the best to ever do it. Ohtani leads the Angels with 33 home runs and 70 RBIs, and he is also heading to the All-Star Game as a pitcher.
The entire Angels lineup has been solid this season, and they are doing it without Mike Trout being healthy. It’s going to take a big day at the plate for Los Angeles to avoid the sweep in this one.
Jose Suarez will be on the mound for Los Angeles on Sunday, and he has actually pitched well. Suarez is 3-2 with a 2.37 ERA, and he will look to cool off the red-hot Seattle Mariners.
Mariners Looking For Runs
Despite playing pretty solid baseball in the first half of the season, Seattle continues to struggle to score runs. The Mariners have the worst team batting average in baseball, and the other offensive numbers are poor as well.
Mitch Haniger leads the Mariners with 20 home runs and 52 RBIs, and he continues to supply the power for this team. Seattle is not going to score a ton of runs, but they have to find a way to get some men on base.
Hector Santiago is expected to start for Seattle, and he is 1-1 with a 3.38 earned run average. Santiago must find a way to keep Ohtani from hitting a bomb if he wants to pick up a win.
Seattle Completes Sweep
Even though the Los Angeles Angels can really score, they just don’t do anything else exceptionally well. This offense has been quiet so far in this series, and it should be much of the same in the series finale.
Fans of the Seattle Mariners have to be happy with what they are seeing, and this is a team with a loaded farm system. Seattle appears to keep getting better as the season drags on, and this will be another big game for them.
The Mariners will score just enough runs yet again to knock off the Angels. Bet the Seattle Mariners money line as they end the first half of the season on a high note by sweeping their division rivals.
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