Los Angeles Angels (43-42) @ Seattle Mariners (54-31)

Seattle Mariners -111

Run Total- 8.5

 

MLB Team Rankings

Los Angeles Angels

  • Angels rank 28th in runs scored against left-handed pitching this season

  • Angels rank 25th in batting average against left-handed pitching this season

  • Angels rank 17th in team OPS against left-handed pitching this season.

  • Angels have struck out the third fewest times against left-handed pitching.

Players to Watch

  • Angels starter Andrew Heaney is 4-5 with 3.95 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 14 starts this season.  He is coming off a rough start against the Red Sox in which he allowed six runs on eight hits over 3.1 innings.  He has made one start against the Mariners this season and he was shelled for five runs on seven hits over three innings.

  • Mike Trout is 1-for-2 with a home run in his career off Mariners starter Wade LeBlanc .  Against the Mariners this season Trout is hitting .640 with five home runs. Against left-handed pitching this season Trout is hitting .356 with 1.184 OPS.

  • Justin Upton is just 3-for-25 in his career vs Wade LeBlanc and has struggled against southpaws this season in general, hitting just .228 with an OPS of .656.

  • Andrelton Simmons is 3-for-5 in his career vs Wade LeBlanc .  Against left-handed pitching this season Simmons is hitting .324 with an .874 OPS.  Simmons is hitting .435 with a home run over the last seven days.

MLB Team Rankings

Seattle Mariners

  • Mariners rank 10th in runs scored against left-handed pitching this season

  • Mariners rank 7th in team batting average against left-handed pitching this season

  • Mariners rank 10th in team OPS against left-handed pitching this season

  • Mariners rank 17th in strikeouts against left-handed pitching this season

Players to Watch

  • Mariners starter Wade LeBlanc had a tough month of June, posting a 4.67 ERA over five starts. He has made one start against the Angels this season in which he allowed two earned runs over five innings.

  • Jean Segura is 2-for-4 in his career off Angels starter Andrew Heaney .  Against left-handed pitching this season Segura is hitting .352 with and OPS of .885.

  • Nelson Cruz is 3-for-9 with two home runs in his career vs Angels starter Andrew Heaney .  Against left-handed pitching this season Cruz is hitting .313 with an OPS of 1.144.

  • Mitch Haniger is 2-for-4 with a home run in his career vs Angels starter Andrew Heaney .  Haniger is hitting .300 with an OPS of .842 against left-handed pitching this season. Haniger is hitting .348 with a home run over the last week.