Los Angeles at Houston

The red-hot L.A. Angels are a dog despite a winning road record. The Angels are #11 in baseball in runs scored, are on a 19-7 run, including 7-2 on the road. The Angels come off Sunday's 13-7 victory over Texas and they are 4-0 following an off day. Starter C.J. Wilson (8-7, 3.59 ERA) is throwing well and improved to 3-1 with a 2.56 ERA in his last five starts after yielding two runs in five innings of a 5-2 victory over Minnesota. Houston has dropped two of three at Kansas City over the weekend while Los Angeles is 7-3 since the Midsummer Classic. The Astros are 2-6 when following a loss, plus 3-14 after scoring two runs or fewer in their previous game. This is a big division series with playoff seeding and a division title at stake, so grab the talent dog and play the L.A. Angels.