Los Angeles Angels at Athletics

By Bush StaffUpdated 66d ago·2 min read
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Saturday's middle game at Sutter Health Park kicks off at 7:05 PM PT, and the probable starters are the headline above the article — but the more interesting question is which version of either club shows up. The Angels are 30-44 and somehow have been the more dangerous team over the last week. The A's are 36-37 and getting fat at home against bad pitching, then getting punched in the mouth when they don't.

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The Angels are the worse team on paper, but they're playing better baseball than the A's right now and have been the better road team relative to record. If the price comes in cheap, the value is on Los Angeles — Sacramento at home against a non-contender is the spot where the market overrates the host.

Los Angeles just curb-stomped Arizona 7-0 on Tuesday, with Mike Trout still doing damage (15 HR, .837 OPS, 7 steals — the most he's swiped in a season since 2019) and Jo Adell finally hitting like a former top prospect. Adell is 14-for-45 in June with a pair of 4-hit nights, and a lineup that's been a punchline most of the year has scored 15 runs over its last two wins. They needed it — the rotation depth chart is held together with tape.

Los Angeles Angels
Walbert Ureña
(5-7)·3.03 ERA
Jun 15 @ Diamondbacks
L
7.0IP
3ER
3K
2BB
88P
06/20 Lineup
Athletics
J.T. Ginn
(7-4)·3.04 ERA
Jun 15 vs Pirates
W
6.0IP
0ER
3K
2BB
98P
06/20 Lineup
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  • Day-To-DayJose Soriano (SP)Soriano (8-4) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out five over five shutout innings to earn the win over the Rays on Saturday.06/14
  • 10-Day-ILVaughn Grissom (2B)Grissom (oblique) had his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Taylor Blake Ward of TheSportingTribune.com reports.06/17
  • 10-Day-ILJorge Soler (DH)Soler (oblique) ran on the field and did some light baseball activities Friday, per MLB.com.06/13
  • 10-Day-ILAdam Frazier (2B)Frazier (elbow) took part in light baseball activities Friday, per MLB.com.06/13
  • 10-Day-ILSebastian Rivero (C)Rivero was removed from Tuesday's game against the Astros with an apparent left hand injury, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.06/10
  • 10-Day-ILGustavo Campero (C)The Angels selected Campero's contract from Double-A Rocket City and placed him on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a fractured hand.06/06
  • 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez (SP)Rodriguez exited Sunday's contest against Tampa Bay in the third frame due to lower-back tightness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.06/15
  • 60-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud (C)D'Arnaud (foot) is no longer wearing a walking boot, and he played catch on the field Wednesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.06/13
  • 60-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP)Kikuchi (shoulder) is scheduled to begin a throwing program in mid-June, per MLB.com.06/13
  • 60-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP)Joyce (shoulder) threw 10 pitches off a mound Friday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.06/13
  • 60-Day-ILJack Kochanowicz (SP)Kochanowicz (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.06/10
  • 60-Day-ILYoan Moncada (3B)Moncada will require surgery on his right knee, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.06/09
  • 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP)The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B)The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
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  • 10-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH)The Athletics placed Rooker on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Tuesday, due to a bone bruise in his left knee.06/12
  • 15-Day-ILAaron Civale (SP)Civale (shoulder) is expected to be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Pirates in Sacramento, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.06/13
  • 15-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP)The Athletics announced Tuesday that Severino has been diagnosed with a strain of his right shoulder capsule and subscapularis muscle and will be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.06/03
  • 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP)Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
  • 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF)Clarke (hamstring) will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.05/27
  • 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP)Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20

That's the Angels' bigger problem on Saturday: the IL list reads like a 40-man roster. Grayson Rodriguez left his last start with lower-back tightness and is on the 15-day. Jorge Soler (oblique), Vaughn Grissom (oblique), Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) and Travis d'Arnaud (foot) are all parked. Anthony Rendon and Yoán Moncada are season-long ghosts. Jack Kochanowicz is headed for Tommy John. There is no cavalry.

The A's have their own holes, and the one that matters most is Brent Rooker. Their middle-of-the-order DH is on the 10-day with a bone bruise in his left knee, which has shifted more of the run-production burden onto Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler. Both have been carrying — Soderstrom dropped a go-ahead double in last week's win over Colorado, Butler scored the deciding run in the series opener — but losing Rooker thins the lineup in any spot where you'd expect a 3-run swing. Luis Severino is still weeks away with a shoulder capsule strain, and Aaron Civale was just being plugged back in mid-week.

Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels
(30-44)
Jun 17W@ Diamondbacks7-0
Jun 16L@ Diamondbacks3-4
Jun 14Lvs Rays3-8
Jun 14Wvs Rays8-0
Jun 13Wvs Rays4-3
Athletics
Athletics
(36-37)
Jun 17Lvs Pirates5-6
Jun 16Wvs Pirates11-2
Jun 14Lvs Rockies9-23
Jun 14Wvs Rockies7-5
Jun 13Wvs Rockies6-4

The split-the-series read makes sense here. The Angels are 3-2 in their last 5 with a pair of shutout wins in the mix; the A's are 3-2 with a 23-9 nightmare loss to Colorado mixed into otherwise tidy ball. Sacramento has played to a small home edge in 2026 but isn't the fortress Oakland used to be, and an Angels team that just hung 8-0 and 7-0 in back-to-back wins is a poor opponent to take lightly. The series opener Friday will tell us how much of this preview ages well; either way, Saturday is a game both clubs need.

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