Los Angeles at Boston

The Angels have the best pitcher on the mound tonight. Jared Weaver is 8-5 with a 3.85 ERA and his pitching hasn't dropped off at all this season on the road vs. at home. Curt Schilling has been solid if not spectacular. He's allowing 7.2 hits per inning while Weaver is allowing just 6.25. Boston's hitting has cooled of late. Los Angeles has been very good against great teams this season. They are 18-12 against teams that outscore their opponents by 0.5+ runs per game. The dog days of summer have been a tough month for the Red Sox and Schilling in particular. In August games the past two seasons, Boston is 18-28 and 1-7 with Schilling as the starter.