Los Angeles at Cleveland

The Angels are winding down a lost season, losing eight in a row. This is their eighth straight road game of a nine-game trek. The Angels go with Matt Shoemaker (6-12, 4.07 ERA), who is 3-8 on the road with a 4.89 ERA. The Angels are on a 7-19 run on the road, plus 6-14 in Shoemaker's last 20 starts. He faces a Cleveland offense that is fourth in baseball in runs scored and fifth in slugging. Cleveland rolled 13-3 yesterday and 14-4 Thursday over these fading Angels. The Indians have scored five or more runs in 12 of the last 16 games. Cleveland is on a 21-8 run at home, plus 23-8 against a team with a losing record. Cleveland has taken seven of the last eight against the Angels, including the last five at Progressive Field, and hold all the cards tonight. Play the Indians.