Baseball continues to hug the limelight with a parade of entertaining games on tap tonight. That includes a series opener between the Los Angeles Angels (55-43) and the Houston Astros (55-45), the top two teams in the American League West division. In another matchup, the Oakland A’s (44-56) make a trip to Dodger Stadium, where Adrian Gonzalez and the rest of the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-44) await them for the start of a brief two-game interleague set.
[sc:MLBArticles ]Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros (8:10 PM ET)
Line: Los Angeles Angels (+110) vs. Houston Astros (-120); total: 8.0 – view all MLB lines
[sc:MLB240banner ]After a day’s rest, Mike Trout and the Angels test whether their bats are still hot when they take on the Houston Astros. The Angels, who beat Texas 13-7 on Sunday, will have lefty C.J. Wilson (8-7, 3.59 ERA) on the mound in the series opener against the Astros. Wilson enters the contest with a 2-1 record and a 2.81 ERA across four starts this month.
The Astros, meanwhile, will counter with Collin McHugh (11-5, 4.25 ERA). McHugh is eyeing his third straight win after beating Boston and Texas in his last two starts, respectively. The Angels are 3-1 in their last four games against Houston, while the Astros are 4-1 in their last five games against southpaw starters.
Writer’s Prediction
LA wins, 4-2.
Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (10:10 PM ET)
Line: Oakland Athletics (+114) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (-124); total: 6.5 – view all MLB lines
The A’s are currently riding a four-game losing streak and they hope Sonny Gray will be the one to lead them back to the win column. Gray, who keeps a 10-4 record and a 2.30 ERA, will step on the mound tonight against a Dodgers team that has scored just four total runs in their last two games.
Brett Anderson (5-5, 3.33 ERA) sure wants his teammates to cough up more runs as he makes a start following a week of rest and rehab from an Achilles injury. The A’s are 6-0 in Gray’s previous six road starts, while the Dodgers are 7-3 in Anderson’s last 10 home starts.
Writer’s Prediction
Oakland wins, 4-3.
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