The Los Angeles Angels are preferred in baseball betting on Friday as they send Jered Weaver to the mound vs the Colorado Rockies.
It is the 1st game of a three-game series between the two clubs and the 1st game of a six-game road trip for the Rockies. Weaver has been very excellent this season and the Angels are normally preferred in MLB betting at the sportsbook when he is on the mound.
Weaver is 7-3 on the season with a 3.04 ERA. Last time out he went 7 innings vs the Cubs and permitted just two hits and striking out eleven. In strikeouts, he is topping the league. Weaver is 2-1 in six starts at home with a 1.85 ERA this season.
Jered Weaver has played with the Los Angeles Angels for his entire professional career in baseball. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of California State University. He made his MLB debut on May 27, 2006 starting vs the Baltimore Orioles. He pitched 7 shutout innings and struck out five.
The Rockies are set to go with Jeff Francis on Friday evening. He’s 2-2 with a 3.43 ERA this season. He did not get a decision vs Milwaukee, though he pitched well last time out. It was his third straight exceptional start. He has pitched once in his career vs the Angels, allowing two runs and 9 hits in 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision.
In the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, Francis was a 1st round pick by the rockies. He missed all the 2009 season due to arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder in February 2009. That surgery also compelled him to decline an invitation to play for Team Canada in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He came back May 16 of this year and posted a full 7 innings in his 1st game, allowing 1 run and striking out 4.
Los Angeles has won 7 of the last ten vs the rockies. The clubs played in Anaheim last season and the Angels won two of the three. Two of those three matches went over the total. In 2006, when the two clubs met in Anaheim, the rockies took two of the three matches. Two of those matches went over the total.
On the road this season, the rockies have a losing history. Part of their issue has been too little offense. The Rockies are below average in hitting this season. Pitching has saved the rockies to date this season as they are fifth in the league in ERA led by Ubaldo Jimenez who has simply been brilliant.
The Angels are seeking to remain with Texas in the American League West. The Angels have had a concern with pitching. Weaver has been solid but the starting rotation overall has struggled. The Angels are hitting the ball though as they are 10th in the league in runs obtained and that offense has held them in most matches. Since the Angels lost Kendry Morales to injury, they do have some offensive concerns now.
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