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Shohei Ohtani delights fans after sprinting out a home run for the Angels

Gotta respect the hustle from Shohei Ohtani here.

Shohei Ohtani gives his all during every play, and this home run against the Houston Astros was no exception. During the Los Angeles Angels game on Saturday, Ohtani took rookie pitcher Kent Emanuel yard for his sixth home run of the season and he didn’t stop to take in the sights.

Instead, Ohtani hustled along the bases — possibly believing the ball he hit to center wasn’t headed out of the park — and only slowed down after rounding third when it was clear the ball was gone.

It’s a hustle play that we absolutely respect here, as why not get some cardio in as the designated hitter of the day?

Ohtani does, from time to time, stop and admire his own handiwork at the plate, as he did after this monstrous 451-foot home run he clobbered earlier in the season. Still, the moment was a delightfully fun one for fans, especially since the Angels ended up being crushed by the Astros 16-2 by game’s end.

And yet, Ohtani’s day wasn’t done! The pitcher and designated hitter is actually a triple threat, as he was slotted in to play left field for a time, taking his first ever plays in the field in his MLB career.

Get yourself a player like Ohtani who can do it all.

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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani just demolished a home run and the sound is music to our ears

This was a 451-foot bomb of a home run.

There’s nothing like the sweet, sweet sounds of a baseball hitting a bat at full speed. Add ESPN’s juiced up microphone system to the mix, and you’ll get something like we got with this absolute monster home run from Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani.

In the first inning of the Angels Sunday night matchup against the Chicago White Sox, Ohtani got all of Dylan Cease’s first pitch of the at bat, sending a 451-foot bomb out to center field for his second home run of the season.

If that wasn’t impressive enough, the sound Ohtani’s dinger made as it cracked off the bat and into the stands is worth at least 10 replays of this clip.

There are also a couple of other things to note here about Ohtani’s thundering home run. First, Ohtani was penciled into the second spot in the Angels’ lineup on Sunday, the first time in 118 years where a pitcher has cracked the top two of a lineup card.

Second, Ohtani now holds the current season record for fastest pitch of any starting pitcher AND hardest-hit home run of the season by any player.

Seriously, no one is doing it like Ohtani is doing it right now with the Angels, who earlier in the inning threw a pitch for 101 miles per hour.

Just some ridiculous stuff from Ohtani. Here’s to many more towering dingers and vicious fastballs.

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Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Thursday’s Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Seattle Mariners (2-4) meet Los Angeles Angels (2-4) in their series’ rubber match at 9:40 p.m. ET at Angels Stadium. We analyze the Mariners-Angels betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Mariners at Angels: Projected starting pitchers

LHP Marco Gonzales vs. RHP Dylan Bundy

Gonzales in 2020: 0-1 with a 6.28 ERA (3 ER, 4 1/3 IP)

  • 2019 vs. Angels: 2-1 with a 5.61 ERA in four starts (16 ER, 25 2/3 IP).
  • Career vs. Angels: 5-1 with a 4.17 ERA in 12 starts (32 ER, 69 IP).

Bundy in 2020: 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (1 ER, 6 2/3 IP).

  • 2019 vs. Mariners: 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA (4 ER, 5 1/3 IP).
  • Career vs. Mariners: 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA (6 ER, 20 IP).

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Mariners at Angels: Key injuries

(List of injuries around the league)

Mariners

  • OF Mitch Haniger (hernia) out
  • C Tom Murphy (foot) out
  • C Austin Nola (knee) out
  • DH Daniel Vogelbach (conditioning) out

Angels

  • RP Justin Anderson (elbow) out
  • SP Julio Teheran (COVID-19) out
  • SS Andrelton Simmons (ankle) out

Mariners at Angels: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Angels 12, Mariners 6

Moneyline (ML)

The Mariners (+180) pitching staff has been getting crushed this season. It ranks last in runs allowed per game; 28th in opponent’s batting average and home runs; and 27th in strikeouts.

The Angels (-200) have scored a combined 17 runs in the first two games of these series, thanks in part to the debut of 3B Anthony Rendon, who hit a home run in Los Angeles’ 10-2 win on Tuesday.

BetMGM knows that Gonzales’s 5-1 lifetime record against the Angels is bogus, hence Los Angeles is a heavy favorite. However, the Angels moneyline (-200) is too expensive in the regular season for a team that perennially disappoints.

PASS ON THE MONEYLINE.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

If I’m forced to choose, I like the Angels (-1.5, -115) to win by several runs, but the run line — as was the case with the moneyline — is too pricey. Seattle (+1.5, -106) has suspect pitching, and the last 13 Mariners-Angels games have been decided by two or more runs.

Also, neither team’s alternate run lines are enticing enough to bet. PASS ON THE RUN LINE.

Over/Under (O/U)

The Over/Under trends for this matchup has me BETTING OVER 9 (-115). The Mariners and Angels have a combined Over/Under record of 9-2-1 so far in 2020 and the Over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings. Another reason to like the Over (-115) is the extra vig for the line.

The Over being more expensive suggests the market is betting it, and generally, only sharp money moves lines in regular-season baseball.

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Shohei Ohtani’s first pitching appearance since Tommy John quickly had baseball fans concerned

Yikes.

Los Angeles Angels fans had waited nearly 700 days to see Shohei Ohtani make his return to the mound after spending the 2019 season as a designated hitter while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Sunday was supposed to be an encouraging step for Ohtani as he got back to being a star-caliber pitcher and hitter. Instead, his outing against the Athletics lasted just 30 pitches with Ohtani allowing five runs and failing to record an out.

But most worrisome of all, Ohtani’s velocity was nowhere close to the heat he brought as a rookie before Tommy John.

On Sunday, Ohtani averaged just 92.9 mph on his fastball, which could have been attributed to poor mechanics (flying open too soon in his delivery). Still, as a rookie in 2018, Ohtani looked the part in his 10 pitching appearances before the arm injury. His four-seam fastball averaged 96.7 mph in 2018 and exceeded 100 mph on multiple occasions.

He looked nothing like that pitcher on Sunday, and baseball fans were worried — even if it was just a 30-pitch sample size after a long layoff and surgery.

We’ll have to see how Ohtani looks in the next appearance before there’s real cause for concern, but this wasn’t a great start — to say the least.

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Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Live Stream, MLB Opening Day Schedule, Pitching Lineups, TV Channel, Start Time

The Oakland Athletics will host the Los Angeles Angels again on Sunday in game three of four in the series, watch the MLB now!

This Sunday, we have the third game of the four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels taking on the Oakland Athletics, the Angels took game two on Saturday, 4-1.

Starting Pitchers: Mike Fiers will be taking the mound for the Oakland Athletics today while Shohei Ohtani will be getting the nod for Los Angeles. This will be the first time that Ohtani will be taking the mount this year for the Angels, if he can stay healthy he’ll be someone to watch this year.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics

  • When: Sunday, July 26
  • Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: MLB Network, NBC Sports California
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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MLB Odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds last updated Sunday at 9:35 a.m. ET.

Los Angeles Angels (-112) vs. Oakland Athletics (+100)

  • Run total: 9 (Over: -110, Under -110)
  • Run Spread: Angels -1.5, +135/Nationals +1.5, -162

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Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Oakland Athletics visit the Los Angeles Angels Friday at Ring Central Coliseum for a 10:10 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Angels-Athletics MLB betting odds and picks, with betting advice and tips around the matchup.

Angels at Athletics: Projected starting pitchers

LHP Andrew Heaney vs. RHP Frankie Montas

Heaney in 2019: 4-6, 4.91 ERA in 18 starts.

  • 2019 vs. Athletics: 0-1, 4.76 ERA (6 ER, 11 1/3 IP) in two starts.
  • Career vs. Athletics:  2-2, 3.99 ERA (17 ER, 38 1/3 IP) in six starts.

Montas in 2019: 9-2 with a 2.63 ERA over 16 starts.

  • 2019 vs. Angels: 2-0, 3.27 ERA (8 ER, 22 IP) in four starts.
  • Career vs. Angels: 2-0, 2.96 ERA (9 ER, 27 1/3 IP) in four starts and seven appearances.

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Angels at Athletics: Key injuries

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Angels

  • SP Julio Tehran (waiting for COVID-19 test results) out
  • 3B Anthony Rendon (oblique) out
  • RP Justin Anderson (elbow) out

Athletics

  • SP Jesus Luzardo (tested positive for COVID-19) out
  • SP A.J. Puk (shoulder) out

Angels at Athletics: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 3 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Athletics 7, Angels 3

Moneyline (ML)

These two pitchers met in the final regular-season game of 2019 and it was a pitchers’ duel of sorts.

Heany went for 5 1/3 innings with one earned run and Montas threw six innings with one earned run in a 3-2 Angels’ victory; however, Heaney is 2-3 with a 5.12 ERA in his last seven starts versus the Athletics while Montas is 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his last seven against the Angels.

Oakland owned Los Angeles last season (13-6) and the A’s are 7-1 in the last eight meetings between the two. The vig on the favorite (-152) is a fair price and I don’t see why the Athletics cannot continue their dominance of the Angels. Oakland is a sharp sleeper pick to go deep in the playoffs.

TAKE the ATHLETICS (-152) to beat the Angels. New to sports betting? A $152 bet on the Athletics earns a profit of $100 if Oakland wins.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

It seems like every other year the Athletics are one of the surprise teams in MLB. Sports betting markets didn’t take the Athletics as seriously as they should have, hence Oakland’s third-best run line record in the majors (91-72).

As you read above, Montas has had bankable success against the Angels and when you mix in the Athletics’ above-average bullpen—seventh in ERA, fifth in batting average and fifth in WHIP—we LIKE the ATHLETICS -1.5 (+125) on the run line.

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Over/Under (O/U)

Oakland and Los Angeles were ranked similarly in every major hitting category last season. And though there are a lot of big names in both lineups, the Athletics played to the third-most Unders in the majors and the Angels had a 79-76-7 Over/Under record in 2019.

Of course, CF Mike Trout could do damage but the absence of expensive free-agent signee Rendon makes the Angels’ lineup a little easier to handle.

All that being said, the lineups’ firepower in this matchup compels me to AVOID betting the projected total of 8.5.

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