New York at Los Angeles

New York is 36-18 after a team meeting in late May following a disastrous start to the season and the Mets won again lat night 5-1 over the Angels as Paul Blackburn yielded one run in six innings in his New York debut. Los Angeles is sprialing toward last place in the AL West and it has lost six of its past eight games. Jose Soriano got crushed for six runs in 2 2/3 innings his last start against Oakland on Sunday and he has a 5.19 ERA and a .270 opponent batting average at home this season. The Mets are 8-0 in David Peterson's past eight starts against teams with losing records and 5-0 his past five road starts. The Angels have lost eight straight against left-handed starters and they have lost five of six against starters with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher. Los Angeles is 6-0-1 UNDER at home versus opponents with winning road records and 4-0-1 UNDER as an underdog of +110 to -150. The past five meetings have stayed UNDER. Take the Mets and the UNDER.