#927/928 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Under 7 Runs – Oakland A’s vs LA Angels, Wednesday at 9:35 PM ET - The Angels picked up a 3-1 win in last night’s game between these division rivals who have now played 8 times this season. In those 8 meetings they’ve topped 8 runs just 1 time and their average total runs scored when these 2 meet is 5.8. That’s understandable as both offenses rank near the bottom of MLB in most key categories. Oakland ranks 29th or lower out of 30 teams in RPG, OPS, and batting average and LA ranks 25th or lower in those 3 categories. Oakland had a solid run coming out of the All Star break but they’ve now been held to 2 runs or less in 3 straight games. LA is averaging just 3.7 RPG over their last 10 outings. Ohtani gets the call for the Angels and he’s pretty much shut down everybody. His ERA 2.81 and his xERA is even lower at 2.48. He’s also been a strike out machine averaging over 13 per 9 innings pitched. He has not faced Oakland this year giving him a leg up in this meeting. The A’s will go with Kaprielian who’s numbers aren’t as gaudy with a 4.50 ERA, however opponents are hitting just .227 vs him and he has been on his game as of late. Over his last 4 starts, Kaprielian has allowed a total of 4 ER’s in 22 innings of work. He has allowed just 23 baserunners in that 22 inning span. He has also not faced the Angels this season which gives him an advantage in our opinion. Historically both pitchers have been very solid vs the opposing hitters on these teams with Kaprielian allowing a batting average of .156 while Ohtani has allowed a BA of only .114. Another low scoring affair here and we like the UNDER in this one.