Los Angeles Angels take on the Athletics Wednesday

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Athletics (24-24, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (17-32, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Aaron Civale (5-1, 2.70 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Angels: Jack Kochanowicz (2-3, 4.56 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

LINE: Athletics -126, Angels +106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels host the Athletics on Wednesday.

Los Angeles has a 17-32 record overall and a 9-14 record at home. The Angels are 7-20 in games when they have given up at least one home run.

The Athletics have a 24-24 record overall and a 14-12 record on the road. The Athletics have an 11-4 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Schanuel has 10 doubles, three home runs and 20 RBIs for the Angels. Zach Neto is 9 for 38 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with a .328 batting average, and has 10 doubles, 12 home runs, 19 walks and 27 RBIs. Nick Kurtz is 12 for 34 with three home runs and 14 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 2-8, .201 batting average, 7.33 ERA, outscored by 51 runs

Athletics: 4-6, .260 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Angels: Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 10-Day IL (foot), Drew Pomeranz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Athletics: Brooks Kriske: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Wilson: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.