Los Angeles Angels vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction: Both teams are confident of avoiding a defeat

On Saturday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Angels. The Diamondbacks have just finished a series against the Rays, which took place this week. Arizona was able to salvage a split in the opening pair of games, but they were defeated by five runs in the rubber match on Thursday. As for Los Angeles, they competed against the White Sox this week and were victorious in two of the first three games. On Thursday, the Angels suffered a defeat by two runs. 

In their most recent series, the Los Angeles Angels faced off against the Chicago White Sox. The Los Angeles Angels won games on Monday and Tuesday by scores of 4-2 and 2-1, respectively, but they were defeated 11-5 in game three. The Los Angeles Angels were defeated by the Chicago White Sox by a score of 9-7 in the game's decisive contest. Griffin Canning will take the mound for the Los Angeles Angels in their game on Saturday as the starting pitcher. Canning has made 12 starts and has a record of 6-2 with an earned run average of 3.99. He's got 62 Ks in 65.1 innings. In 55 games (53 starts), Canning has a record of 18-15 with an earned run average of 4.55. The Los Angeles Angels have a record of 13-4 in their past 17 games that were the first game in a series. However, in their last five interleague games, they have a record of 1-4. The Los Angeles Angels have a record of 1-9 in their previous 10 games against teams from the NL West.

The Arizona Diamondbacks won the first game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 8-4 on Wednesday, but they were defeated by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. In the decisive game that took place on Friday, Arizona surrendered five runs in the third inning, resulting in a 6-1 loss. The starter, Brandon Pfaadt, went two innings and allowed six earned runs on seven hits while also walking two batters. Tommy Henry will take the field for the Arizona Diamondbacks as the game's starting pitcher on Saturday. Henry has appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and has a record of 4-1 with a 4.31 earned run average (ERA). In 21 career games, Henry has made 20 starts and has a record of 7-5 with a 4.76 ERA. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a record of 7-2 in their previous nine games against teams from other leagues, including an 8-1 record in their last nine games played as the first game of a series. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a record of 7-3 in their past 10 games played on Saturday.

I'm going to take a chance with the Arizona Diamondbacks here. Whatever the case may be, it seems like we have a good starter matchup on our hands. Henry has put together a couple of strong outings as of late, accumulating three earned runs on 14 hits and three walks across his most recent 12.2 innings pitched. As for Canning, he has only two earned runs to show for his last two outings, which cover a combined total of 12.0 innings. On Thursday, the Diamondbacks managed only eight hits as a team, but their pitching was strong with the exception of the terrible third inning. I believe that the Arizona Diamondbacks have a respectable opportunity to get back on track in this series opening game.