In this Opening Day tilt at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Esteury Ruiz and the Oakland Athletics challenge the Los Angeles Angels and starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani. The first pitch is set for 10:07 PM ET on Thursday, March 30.
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Player Prop Odds for Ruiz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Angels
- Ohtani has been named the starter for the Angels and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the righty took the mound was on Wednesday, Oct. 5 last season, when he pitched five innings in a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
- Among qualified major league pitchers last season, his 2.33 ERA ranked sixth, 1.012 WHIP ranked 12th, and 11.9 K/9 ranked second.
- The Angels had a 8.7 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 12th in the majors.
- Angels pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.80 last year, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Angels ranked 12th in MLB with a combined 1.244 WHIP last season.
- With 168 homers allowed, the Angels ranked 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Ruiz Stats and Trends
- In five of 17 games a year ago, Ruiz got a hit, including one game with multiple hits.
- Including all 17 games he appeared in a season ago, he did not hit a home run.
- He touched home plate in two of 17 games last season, scoring multiple runs once.
- Ruiz drove in a run in two games last season out of 17, but did not have multiple RBIs in either of those games.
- He struck out in five of 17 games a season ago (29.4%), including two games with multiple strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GP | 12 |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (33.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (8.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (16.7%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (8.3%) |
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