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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Monday, August 18
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
L.A. Angels (76-46) at Tampa Bay (75-48)
The top two teams in the American League square off in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field as the Angels send Jon Garland (11-7, 4.26 ERA) to the mound to face the Rays' Andy Sonnanstine (12-6, 4.35).
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Los Angeles comes into this one with the best road record in baseball at 39-23 despite losing in Cleveland 4-3 on Sunday. The Angels have won six of their last nine overall and 10 of their last 15 on the highway.
Tampa Bay wrapped up a 10-game road trip with Sunday's 7-4 win at Texas, improving to 14-4 in their last 18 games. Now the Rays return to Tropicana Field, where they have won 41 of their last 51 games. They're also 7-2 in their last nine games against the A.L. West.
The Rays lead the season series 4-2, including sweeping three straight from the Angels at Tropicana Field in early May. Tampa has gone 6-3 against Los Angeles in Florida the last three seasons, but the Angels sill have a commanding 48-20 lead in the last 68 clashes between these squads.
The Angels have won four of Garland's last five outings, including two straight on the road where the right-hander is 7-2 with a 4.57 ERA 10 starts. He gave up three runs in seven innings of a 7-3 home win over the Mariners in his most recent outing on Tuesday. Also, in 10 career starts against Tampa Bay, Garland is 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 68 1/3 innings of work.
Sonnanstine is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in his last three starts, including a 3-2 victory in Oakland on Wednesday, as he gave up both runs in six innings of work. At home, the right-hander is 6-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 12 starts, eight of which the Rays have won. That includes an 8-5 victory over Los Angeles on May 11, even though Sonnanstine got hit hard (five runs allowed in five innings). He's 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career starts versus the Angels.
The Angels are 5-1 in Garland's last six road starts and 6-1 in his last seven when facing A.L. East teams. Meanwhile, the Rays are 15-6 in Sonnanstine's last 21 starts overall and 10-2 in his last 12 against winning teams.
The under is 11-5-2 in Garland's last 18 starts and 8-2 in his last 10 against the A.L. East. For Tampa, the under is 10-1 in their last 11 series openers and 12-5 in their last 17 versus a right-handed starter. Finally, the under is 6-2 in the last eight Rays-Angels battles and 4-1 in the last five clashes at Tropicana Field.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
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