#979 ASA PLAY ON Oakland A’s +110 over LA Angels, Tuesday at 9:35 PM ET - Oakland has been playing solid baseball as of late and they have their top starter on the mound tonight. The A’s have won 7 of their 10 games since the All Star break including a 3 game sweep of the A.L. West division leading Astros. Over that 10 game span are averaging over 5 RPG and they have a run differential of more than +1 RPG. Lefty Cole Irvin gets the call tonight for Oakland and he has allowed 2 ER’s or fewer in 5 straight starts. The A’s have won 4 of Irvin’s last 5 starts including wins over Houston (twice) and red hot Toronto and his ERA in July was a miniscule 1.85. He should have his way vs an Angel offense that has been flat out bad as of late. LA is averaging just 3.5 RPG over their last 10 and vs lefties during that stretch they are putting up barely 2 RPG while hitting .170. For the season, LA is averaging just 3.2 RPG vs left handers which is a full RPG less than they average vs right handed pitching. The Angels send Syndergaard to the mound who has been OK this season but far from his dominating past self. He’s allowed at least 3 ER’s in 3 of his last 5 starts and his velocity and strike out rate are way down this season. Since coming back from Tommy John surgery Syndergaard has an ERA of almost 4.00 so he has fallen off. LA has actually lost 7 of his last 8 starts dating back to late May. We’ll take the team that is playing much better baseball with the better pitcher as an underdog here.