Athletics at Angels Series Preview

Road trip! The A’s are down in Southern California today to kick off a three-game series against their division rivals, the Los Angeles Angels. These two teams have already seen each other once this season, getting swept at home in four games and getting outscored 31-18 right in the middle of that horrible 11-game losing streak the team suffered last month.

Angels W/L record: 30-34 (4th in AL West)

Run differential: -55

Team OPS: .693 (19th of 30)

Team ERA: 4.85 (24th of 30)

Since seeing these guys last time they’ve gone just 6-9 but that’s a better record than the Athletics’ 4-12 mark. The Angels have been doing their best to tread water without superstar Mike Trout. He’s finally returned to…