The Los Angeles Angels will try to tag Clay Buchholz with his first loss of the season on Saturday night as they continue their MLB betting set against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Buchholz is 8-0 on the season with a 1.62 ERA, and the Red Sox have only lost once in his 11 trips to the mound so far in 2013. The righthander has made nine starts against the Angels in his career, going 5-3 with a 4.85 ERA in 55 2-3 innings.
C.J. Wilson will take the mound for the Angels; Wilson brings a 4-4 mark to the game.
View LA Angels vs Boston Odds and Stats.
Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 2-rated Red Sox and the league No. 10-ranked Angels, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Boston has the American League's No. 2-rated offensive output, at 9.2 hits per game. The Angels average 8.9 hits per game, good for No. 5 on the American League list.
Comparing defensive stats, Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.6 runs per game on the highway. Boston, on the other hand, rates No. 4 in scoring at home.
A few Angels at Red Sox trends to consider:
LA Angels8-0-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing Boston
LA Angels5-0-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
LA Angels are 1-5-1 SU in their last 7 games ,
Boston4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games
Boston6-2-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Boston is 0-4-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing LA Angels
Boston is 0-4-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing at home against LA Angels
Next up:
LA Angels at Boston, Sunday, June 9
