Angels vs Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 16: MLB

Angels vs Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 16: MLB

Odds
Time 7:05 p.m. EST
Angels money line +210
Angels run line +1.5 (+102)
Yankees money line -263
Yankees run line -1.5 (-120)
Over / under 8.5 (-112)

 

Key stats
  Angels Yankees
Record 59-60 65-52
Road / home record 26-30 32-25
Last 10 record 4-6 7-3
Streak W1 W2
Over / under record 65-53-1 50-66-1
Runs / game 4.53 4.26
Runs allowed / game 4.99 4.11

 

Preview

The Yankees host the Angels Monday night in a makeup game from July 1.  The Angels have dropped 6 of their last 9, coming off a series loss at home to Houston, dropping 2 of 3.  The Yankees have won 12 of their last 16, and come off their 6th straight series win, winning 2 of 3 vs the White Sox.

The Angels only managed to score 6 runs in the Astros series, with 1 run Friday, 2 runs Saturday and 3 runs yesterday.

The Yankees, meanwhile, have been good at the plate, scoring 20 runs in the 3 game series vs the White Sox and 17 runs in the 3 game series vs the Royals.

Pitching matchup

Angels

Jose Suarez (5-5, 3.90 ERA) will be on the bump here for the Angels.  He had been a quality reliever before needing him to transfer roles into a starting pitcher and hasn't been shar.  In his six starts, he is 2-4 with a 5.79 ERA.  In his two August starts, he is 1-1 in 11 innings with 7 runs on 13 hits, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.  Yankees batters are hitting 2 for 16 (.125 AVG) against him in his only appearance against them.

Yankees

Gerrit Cole (10-6, 3.11 ERA) will be pitching for the Yankees in his first start since contracting COVID-19 in early August.  The Yankees have stated that there will be no limitations for him in this start as well.  Hitters have struggled against him, with a .211 batting average against him this year. 

Prediction

The Yankees have been playing very well as they are winners of 12 of their last 16 games.  This Angels lineup is depleted without Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, so the Yankees can pitch around Shohei Ohtani if they'd like to limit the damage.  Suarez has been struggling since the All-Star break, so the Yankees should be able to take this makeup game.

PICK: Yankees -1.5 (-120)

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