Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 11 (4/11): MLB

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The Miami Marlins travel to Los Angeles to take on the Angels on Monday, they'll play a short 2-game series. Both teams lost their opening series.

Miami Marlins

The Marlins lost 2 of their first 3 games of the season against the Giants. The team averaged 3 runs per game and allowed 3.33 rpg. Jacob Stallings leads with 1 home run and 3 RBI while Jorge Soler is batting for .273 avg.

Pablo Lopez was was the starter in the only game the Marlins won vs Giants. He allowed only 1 run and 3 hits in 5 innings, striking out 6.

Probable Pitcher: 

Elieser Hernandez (0-0, 0.0 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Marlins. Hernandez was forced to exit his final start of spring training prematurely after he was hit in his throwing arm by a line drive. However, the issue won't cost him any time to begin the regular season. Hernandez has regularly been sidelined by injury early in his career. He was 1-3 with an ERA of 4.18 and 53 strikeouts in 11 appearances in 2021.

Los Angeles Angels

The Angels had a tough start of the season as they lost 3 of the 4 games of the opening series against the Astros. They averaged only 2.5 runs per game and got outscored in the 2nd game 13-6. Jared Walsh leads the team with a .375 avg, 1 home run and 3 RBI. Mike Trout has 1 Home run as well.

Noah Syndergaard made his Angels debut with 5.1 shutout innings, allowin only two hits and striking out one batter.

Probable Pitcher:

Michael Lorenzen (0-0, 0-0 ERA) will be on the mound for the Angels in the 1st game of the series. Lorenzen has started 26 contests in his major-league career, though 21 of those came in 2015 during his rookie campaign. He had a record of 1-2 with an ERA of 5.59, 21 strikeouts and 4 saves in 27 appearances in 2021.

BETTING TRENDS

Miami are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games.

Miami are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games on the road.

LA Angels are 3-13 SU in their last 16 games at home.

LA Angels are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games.

Prediction

The Angels have struggled offensively so far scoring only 2.5 runs per game but they'lle facing Elieser Hernandez a pitcher who has been sidelined due to injuries in his career but also Lorenzen hasn't been a starter oftenly. The Angels have the better team and they should play better against this time after coming from a tough series.

PICK: Angels ML  (-139)

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