Athletics (25-24, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (17-33, fifth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Thursday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Severino (2-5, 4.45 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Angels: Jose Soriano (6-3, 2.41 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)
LINE: Angels -111, Athletics -108; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics play the Los Angeles Angels leading the series 2-1.
Los Angeles has a 17-33 record overall and a 9-15 record in home games. The Angels have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .376.
The Athletics are 25-24 overall and 15-12 in road games. The Athletics have an 18-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams match up Thursday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout has seven doubles and 12 home runs while hitting .231 for the Angels. Jo Adell is 8 for 35 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Tyler Soderstrom has 14 doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz is 11 for 33 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 2-8, .188 batting average, 6.34 ERA, outscored by 39 runs
Athletics: 4-6, .247 batting average, 3.74 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 10-Day IL (foot), Drew Pomeranz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)
Athletics: Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee), Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Kriske: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Wilson: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.




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