4:10 pm
June 13

Angels @ Diamondbacks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Angels (32-32)

@ Arizona Diamondbacks (20-45)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Sandoval (LAA): 0-2; 3.62 ERA

Duplantier (ARI) 0-2; 10.03 ERA

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Angels: (-130)

Arizona Diamondbacks: (+120)

 

• The Los Angeles Angels have a .500 record for the first time in six weeks and don’t want to stop there heading into the finale of their three-game series against the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix. The Angels have won the first two games of the series and a season-high five straight overall to lift their record to 32-32. Los Angeles rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Diamondbacks 8-7 on Saturday, handing them their ninth straight loss.

• Maddon hopes left-hander Patrick Sandoval will continue making big strides as a major league starting pitcher when he takes the mound in the series finale. Sandoval (0-2, 3.62 ERA) is coming off one of the most impressive performances of the season, at least from an analytical perspective. The Seattle Mariners swung and missed at 32 of Sandoval’s pitches in his last outing on Sunday, the most swing-and-misses against a pitcher in the majors this season and the most by an Angels hurler since pitch tracking began in 2008.

• The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Jon Duplantier in the series finale. Duplantier (0-2, 10.03) has made three previous starts for Arizona this season and needs to impress if he hopes to remain in the rotation.

• His most recent outing came on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics. He was solid for three innings before the first four batters reached in the fourth. Arizona’s bullpen allowed all three inherited runners to score and the Diamondbacks eventually lost 5-2.

5/10
Confidence
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Los Angeles Angels
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