These two teams can hit and have been on a tear at the plate lately. Probable pitchers Sandoval for the Angels and Strider for the Braves have been impressive (especially Strider) and have decent stats but lately they have been involved in very high scoring games. In the last 5 he has started, Sandoval’s games have resulted in an average total of 11.2 runs while Strider’s have averaged 9.4 runs over the same stretch of games.

Add to that, the fact that these two teams have been productive at the plate over the last 15 days, the Angels have the 4th best OPS in the majors and the Braves have the 2nd best and you can see where this is leading. Against LH starters the Braves have the best OPS and 2nd best avg. in the majors. The Angels have the 4th best OPS and 10th best avg. against RH starters. This seems like a recipe for some serious production at the plate and the results bear that out. At home the Braves’ games average a total of 10.6 runs/game while the Angels’ games on the road average a total of 9.8 runs/game. When you put together the Braves average vs LHP (5.9 runs/game) and the Angels average vs RHP ( 5.1 runs/game) you end up with another high total of 11. In the last 10 head-to-head, these two teams have an over record of 7-3. All these numbers add up to a great play for the over on this game.