The Athletics and Los Angeles Angels clash on Wednesday at 9:38 p.m. ET. Aaron Civale (5-1, 2.70 ERA) gets the start for the Athletics, who are 24-24 this season and first in the AL West. Jack Kochanowicz (2-3, 4.56 ERA) is expected to start for the Angels, who are 17-32 and fifth in the AL West.
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Injury reports
Athletics
Jacob Wilson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 10 Day IL (Foot), Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Hand), Brooks Kriske: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Angels
Travis d’Arnaud: 10 Day IL (Foot), Yusei Kikuchi: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Pomeranz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Rendón: 60 Day IL (Hip), Ben Joyce: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
- Sacramento’s Shea Langeliers is slashing .328/.394/.588 this season with 12 home runs (13th in MLB), 27 RBIs and an OPS of .982 (3rd in MLB). He has a 20.7% strikeout rate and a 9.6% walk rate in 198 plate appearances, and he has scored 33 total runs.
- In 216 plate appearances, Nick Kurtz has hit eight long balls, tallied 34 RBIs (8th in MLB) and scored 31 runs. He is batting .276/.431/.488 and has posted a 29.2% strikeout rate and a 20.4% walk rate. Kurtz has recorded six steals on seven attempts.
- Mike Trout is hitting for a .235 BA, .398 OBP and .488 SLG with a 24.5% strikeout rate and a 19.9% walk rate. His OPS is .886 and he has scored 34 runs. In 216 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs (13th in MLB) and driven in 25 runs. Trout has recorded five steals on five attempts.
- In 225 plate appearances, Zach Neto has posted a 30.7% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate while slashing .225/.338/.414 with eight home runs, 22 RBIs and 32 runs scored. He has stolen seven bases on 11 attempts.
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