Los Angeles pays a visit to Boston on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Red Sox bats in baseball action at Fenway Park.

Los Angeles puts its faith in starter Tommy Hanson to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 2-2. Getting the ball for the Red Sox is Felix Doubront, who owns a 4-2 record on the season with a 4.32 ERA.



View LA Angels vs Boston Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Red Sox at No. 2 in the American League and the Angels at No. 10 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Boston's No. 2 ranked American League offense (5.1 runs per game) against a Angels defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 11 in the American League at 4.6 runs allowed per game. The Red Sox have been averaging 9.2 hits per game, more than the Angels have managed so far this season (8.9 hits on average).

Boston owns the American League's No. 5 defense, allowing 3.9 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' American League No. 11-rated defense.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-4
After a loss are 4-6

Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing Texas are 2-8
After a win are 5-5

A few Angels at Red Sox trends to consider:
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home


Next up:
LA Angels at Boston, Saturday, June 8