Minnesota at Los Angeles

Minnesota is a long way from home and runs into the hottest team in baseball. The Angels are 6-0 on their post-break 10-game homestand and look for the sweep. The Angels have won 17 of their last 20 contests. The Angels are 39-14 as chalk and 50-19 at home against a team with a losing road record. Angels starter Garrett Richards (10-6, 3.24) has had a great season and has yielded two earned runs or fewer in five of his last seven outings, going 5-2. The Angels are 24-8 in his last 32 home starts. Richards tossed a complete-game shutout against the Red Sox on Saturday, striking out six while allowing just two hits. Richards is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA in two career games versus Minnesota. He faces a Minnesota offense that is 24th in baseball in on-base percentage, and the Twins are 11-28 on the road against a team with a winning record. Los Angeles has dominated this series, 10-1 against Minnesota, with the Twins 16-37 in the last 53 meetings in Anaheim. Play the Los Angeles Angels.