Los Angeles at Texas

The L.A. Angels are a weak road team, away from home for the fifth straight game. They looked like a road weary team yesterday losing 10-0 here, dropping six of their last eight. The Angels are on a 7-19 run on the road against a team with a losing record. Starter Jesse Chavez (5-9, 4.97 ERA) has been awful on the road, going 2-5 with a 6.17 ERA. He's also 2-5 in his career against division rival Texas with a 6.00 ERA. He has faced Texas twice this season and is 0-2 with a 7.84 ERA in 2017. Texas is eighth in MLB in runs scored and plays its fifth straight home contest. This is a good home run park and the Rangers are 29-13 when hitting multiple home runs. They have also out-homered their opponents 45-19 over the last 20 games. Texas is also 17-8 against losing teams, plus 40-19 at home versus a team with a losing road record. Play Texas.