MLB Betting: The Freeway Series between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers this season should be excellent as both teams are among the best in baseball this season. The first matchup takes place on Monday at Dodger Stadium in what should be a low-scoring game. The Angels are expected to send Garrett Richards while the Dodgers counter with Zack Greinke. Here is a look at Monday’s game and MLB picks.
Probable Pitchers – Richards vs. Greinke
Garrett Richards is coming off a rare poor outing as he gave up four runs and six hits in seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles. It could be that Richards is wearing down a little bit but that remains to be seen. He had not allowed more than three runs in any of his previous nine starts until the past two. He is still 11-4 on the season with a 2.74 ERA.
Zack Greinke has been solid all season for the Dodgers as he comes into this game at 12-6 with a 2.65 ERA. He had a rough start against the Cardinals a few weeks ago but in his last two starts he has been right back to normal, allowing no runs in 7 innings against the Giants and then one run in 8 innings against the Braves. It may be more difficult on Monday against a potent Angels lineup.
Freeway Series
The Angels have won six of the last 10 in this series with the last three going under the total. The Angels have more than held their own at Dodger Stadium, winning six of the last 10 meetings with seven of the last ten going under the total.
Game Notes
The Angels are second in the league in runs scored at just under five runs per game while the Dodgers are 10th in runs scored at just over four per game. The Dodgers are 6th in team ERA while the Angels are 15th.
MLB Picks
This looks to be a good spot to take the underdog as Richards can definitely match Greinke and the Angels have the better offense. We’ll take the Angels on Monday night.
