The Los Angeles Angels (61-90), led by the red-hot Eric Wagaman and his two-game homer streak, are -149 favorites to pick up a win over the Chicago White Sox (36-116) Wednesday at 4:07 p.m. ET, live from Angel Stadium of Anaheim and broadcast on NBCS-CHI.
Jack Kochanowicz will get the ball for Los Angeles while Chicago will counter with Jared Shuster.
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Angels and White Sox Betting Trends
The Angels have won seven of the 23 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (30.4%).
Los Angeles has played as moneyline favorites of -149 or shorter in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
This season, the White Sox have been the underdog 143 times and won 31, or 21.7%, of those games.
Chicago has a record of 27-97 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +127 on the moneyline.
The Angels have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 72 times this season for a 72-72-6 record against the over/under.
The White Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 65 of their 151 opportunities.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels score the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (595 total, 3.9 per game).
Los Angeles is 22nd in MLB action with 157 total home runs.
The Angels have the third-worst batting average in the league (.229).
Los Angeles’ 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 18th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.9 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
Los Angeles’ 4.52 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox have scored 470 runs (just 3.1 per game) this season, which ranks last in MLB.
Chicago’s 123 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
The White Sox rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .222.
Chicago ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
The White Sox have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
Chicago has the 29th-ranked ERA (4.83) in the majors this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Kochanowicz (2-5) gets the starting nod for the Angels in his ninth start of the season. He has a 5.08 ERA in 44 1/3 innings pitched, with 15 strikeouts.
Zachary Neto leads Los Angeles in runs batted in with 71 and has a batting average of .248.
Taylor Ward’s 24 home runs are most among Los Angeles batters. He’s driven in 69 runs this season while slugging .437.
Nolan Schanuel’s batting average of .252 leads all Los Angeles hitters this season.
Logan O’Hoppe has collected 106 hits this season and has an OBP of .294. He’s slugging .399 on the year.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
The White Sox will send Shuster (1-4) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 66 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .248.
Andrew Benintendi has hit 19 home runs to lead his team.
Gavin Sheets has 24 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 walks while batting .241.
Nicky Lopez has 12 doubles, three triples, a home run and 35 walks while batting .249.
Angels and White Sox Injuries
Angels: Bryce Teodosio: 10 Day IL (Finger), Kevin Pillar: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Anthony Rendon: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Ben Joyce: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Samuel Aldegheri: 15 Day IL (Finger), José Soriano: 60 Day IL (Arm), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Lat), Jo Adell: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Luis Rengifo: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Mike Trout: 60 Day IL (Meniscus), Andrew Wantz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Marte: 60 Day IL (Viral infection), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Moore: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mickey Moniak: day-to-day (Hand)
White Sox: Brooks Baldwin: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Mike Soroka: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ky Bush: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Matt Foster: 15 Day IL (Back), Drew Thorpe: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Steven Wilson: 15 Day IL (Back), Jordan Leasure: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Clevinger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dominic Leone: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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