Here are 2 previews for the night games.\u00a0 Happy wagering!<\/p>\n
Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels<\/strong><\/p>\n Oakland came into this divisional series with a 9-13 record since April 17, when they were a season-high five games over .500 (9-4).\u00a0 The key for the Athletics is scoring four runs or more in a game, as they possess a sparkling 17-1 record when doing so.\u00a0 On the flip side, Oakland is a miserable 1-16 when failing to do so.\u00a0 The pitching staff has managed a 5.43 ERA on the road compared to 2.78 at home.\u00a0 They have also yielded 26 home runs in 16 road games, while just allowing nine home runs in 20 games at home.<\/p>\n Athletics SP Justin Duchscherer has tallied a perfect 6-0 record and 1.44 ERA in 24 career appearances against the Angels (three starts).\u00a0 In those appearances, he\u2019s actually allowed 16 runs over 50 innings pitched, but only eight have been earned.\u00a0 Oakland has won four of his five starts on the year, as the right-hander is coming off his worst start of the season, a 6-3 loss at Toronto.\u00a0 He managed to last just 3 2\/3 innings and allowed four earned runs and five hits (two HR).<\/p>\n Los Angeles is suffering through its worst start since 1990 and has been outscored by 51 runs this season.\u00a0 The Angels have a chance of turning things around against a team that they haven\u2019t lost a season series to since 2003.\u00a0 Of the last 78 games between the two teams, 43 have been decided by two runs-or-fewer and 25 have been one-run decisions.\u00a0 Offensively, the team is hitting just .223 in the month of May and scoring 3.5 runs.\u00a0 The pitching staff hasn\u2019t been much better this month, issuing an average of 5.1 walks per game.<\/p>\n Angels SP Ervin Santana can certainly match Duchscherer\u2019s stats against their opponent on Saturday.\u00a0 The right-hander is a dominating 10-2 with a 1.41 ERA in 17 career games (15 starts) against the Athletics.\u00a0 He has managed to allow just 79 hits over 108 1\/3 innings over those contests.\u00a0 The Angels have lost his last two starts, as the offense has mustered up just two runs of support.\u00a0 He has been very shaky during the month of May in his career, posting a 7-12 record and 5.25 ERA in 25 career starts.<\/p>\n Bettors can certainly find value in the under in Saturday\u2019s game, considering it has cashed in 12 of Santana\u2019s last 15 starts against the A\u2019s.\u00a0 This also fits in nicely with the under being 8-3 in Duchscherer\u2019s last 11 road starts.<\/p>\n With both pitchers possessing dominating numbers against the opposition, the underdog may be the only solution.\u00a0 The Angels are also 0-7 (-934) in Santana\u2019s last seven home starts as a favorite of this kind, with the offense producing just 19 runs in those contests.<\/p>\n Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals<\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago has now lost 10 of their last 13 road games, following Friday night\u2019s 6-1 loss to Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium.\u00a0 Consistency has been a major problem for the club early in 2010, as manager Ozzie Guillen has used 25 different lineups this season.\u00a0 The team has a 14-21 overall record and has been outscored by 27 runs this season.\u00a0 The White Sox were an even 9-9 against the Royals last season and have gone 5-10 against the division in 2010.<\/p>\n White Sox SP Jake Peavy is an even 2-2 with a 5.56 ERA in seven starts during this year\u2019s campaign.\u00a0 The former San Diego Padre has been much better of late, owning a 1.33 ERA dating back to April 28, allowing just nine hits and collecting 23 strikeouts.\u00a0 He is 3-1 with a 3.54 ERA in four career starts against Kansas City, but is 0-1 with a 12.00 ERA (4ER\/3.0IP) in one start at Kauffman Stadium.\u00a0 Peavy has enjoyed no success away from US Cellular, going 0-1 with a 6.98 ERA in three starts.\u00a0 He\u2019s struggled with his control on the road, issuing 11 walks in just 19 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Kansas City made the most of Ned Yost\u2019s managerial debut, picking up a series-opening victory.\u00a0 Yost compiled a 457-502 record during his time on the bench in Milwaukee, including a 166-146 record in his last two seasons.\u00a0\u00a0 The offense may get some help with OF Jose Guillen breaking out of a 0-for-22 slump on Friday night, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.<\/p>\n Royals SP Luke Hochevar brings a 3-1 record and 5.65 ERA into Saturday\u2019s contest.\u00a0 He lasted just 2 2\/3 innings in his last start against the Texas Rangers, allowing four runs on three hits and walking four.\u00a0 Hochevar has won his last three starts against Chicago and is 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA in seven career outings (six starts).\u00a0\u00a0 The right-hander will be making just this third home start of the season, compiling a 2.51 ERA and allowing just 15 batters to reach base in 14 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Bettors need to be wary of placing money on the White Sox as a road favorite, losing their last three chances in that role (-399), including Friday\u2019s 6-1 loss.\u00a0 The under is a perfect 4-0 on the White Sox current road trip, after the South Siders had gone over the total in their last five road games heading into this trip.<\/p>\n Even with Chicago\u2019s failures on the road this season, Kansas City will be hard to back on Saturday night.\u00a0 The Royals haven\u2019t put together a winning streak longer than two games all season.\u00a0 Backing Hochevar as a home underdog is difficult as well, going 1-5 (-383) in the last six opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are 2 previews for the night games.\u00a0 Happy wagering! 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