On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Angels (29-26, 3rd AL West) play the third and final game of a three-game series on the road against the Chicago White Sox (22-34, 4th AL Central). Los Angeles defeated Chicago in the opening game of the series 6-4 on Monday snapping a three-game losing streak. Chicago has lost three straight after falling to Los Angeles on Monday and the White Sox have dropped four of the last five. Los Angeles will play without five pitchers as well as position players Logan O’Hoppe, Anthony Rendon and Max Stassi. Chicago will play without three pitchers as well as position players Elvis Andrus and Billy Hamilton.
The Los Angeles Angels are in the top 10 in four major hitting categories. Los Angeles is 8th in runs scored with 265, 9th in on base percentage at .328 and 10th in both batting average at .257 and slugging percentage with .422. Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani each have 12 home runs to lead Los Angeles, while Hunter Renfroe has hit 10. Ohtani is the leader in RBI with 33, while Trout and Renfroe are tied for second with 29 RBI. Los Angeles has hit 83 doubles, 6 triples and 71 home runs in 55 games.
Los Angeles has a team ERA of 4.15 which is 15th and a WHIP of 1.31 which is 18th. The Los Angeles starting rotation has 18 Quality Starts which is 17th in baseball and the pitching staff is allowing opposing hitters to .241 which is 9th best. Shohei Ohtani is leading Los Angeles in strikeouts with 90 and in victories with five. Jaime Barria gets the nod on the mound Wednesday for Los Angeles. This season the right-hander is 1-2 with an ERA of 1.55 and 28 strikeouts