Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Prop Pick: Will Joey Estes Struggle Against the Angels?
The Angels and the Athletics play the second game of their series tonight for some late-night MLB action. Will Joey Estes struggle against the Angels? The Professor provides his Los Angels Angels vs. Oakland Athletics prop pick.
The Professor - July 3, 2024, 11:37 AM EDT
5 minLos Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Prop Pick: Will Joey Estes Struggle Against the Angels?
The Oakland Athletics host the Los Angeles Angels tonight for the second game of a three-game series. Oakland will send rookie pitcher, Joey Estes, to the mound for this matchup.
Angels vs. Athletics DATE, TIME, AND WHERE TO WATCH
- Date: July 3, 2024
- Start Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: MLB Extra Innings
Los Angels Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Prediction
This will be Estes’ 10th start of the season and second consecutive start against the Los Angeles Angels. In his last time out, Estes recorded 17 outs and allowed two earned runs on three hits. He comes into this game with a 5.24 ERA and his advanced metrics portray his struggles avoiding contact.
On the year, he’s allowing hard contact 43.7% of the time which puts him in the bottom 18th percentile amongst qualified pitchers and his 9.9% barrel rate is in the bottom 16th percentile.
Tonight, I’m expecting him to have a tougher time with this Angels lineup. Whenever a pitcher faces a team twice in close proximity the advantage almost always works in the favor of the offense. The lineup is more familiar with his pitch arensal and can make the necessary adjustments to generate offense.
The Angels have performed well against right-handed pitchers over the last month as they rank 13th in wRC+ during that span. The Angels are also averaging 3.91 pitches per plate appearance which can make it difficult for opposing pitchers to work deep into games. Only two of the last ten opposing starters have recorded 18+ outs against the Angels and I’m expecting that trend to continue tonight with Estes.
Oakland’s bullpen is in good shape as well after getting the day off on Monday. Mark Kotsay shouldn’t hesistate to turn to his bullpen should Estes get in some early trouble. Give me the under on Joey Estes’ 17.5 pitching outs prop as I think he has a tougher time with this Angels’ lineup seeing them for the second straight start. Let’s cash another article play!
Los Angels Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Prop Pick
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