Los Angeles at Houston

The LA Angels are certainly in the right place in squaring off vs. Houston who they trail by just 2.5 games for the final Wild Card spot in the AL. This becomes a huge game as with a win they move to within 1.5 games. Mike Trout is certainly making his presence felt, homering for the 40th time this season last night, and has slugged six in his last 10 games. Mike Fiers has a pair of no decisions in his last two starts, but he has to control the long ball, as he has served up five in the two starts in just 13 innings of work, and the Angels have a lot of pop in the lineup. If Houston folds down the stretch, and they have not played well, they can blame it on their inability to win within the division where they are a woeful 7-18 in their last 25. Take the Angels.