The Halos were good to us last night. Wasn't sure I would go back to them, but the Athletics' best hitter, shortstop and AL Rookie of the Year favorite Jacob Wilson, has been scratched. This season, the Angels are 28-9 when scoring 4+ runs in a game, and I see no reason why they don't get to four tonight against Mitch Spence & Co. Since May 19, the Angels bullpen has a 2.78 ERA that is third in the AL. Los Angeles has won six straight in this series dating to last season.

Mitch Spence gets one of the better matchups in MLB for strikeouts and after throwing nearly 60 pitches over five innings last time out against the Twins, he should be given enough leash to get through five innings again, projecting near 75 pitches. He just had four strikeouts against Minnesota and used the curveball and slider for three of those punch outs. He'll need to do the same tonight against a righty heavy Angels lineup that's struggled against breaking pitches. Spence recorded eight swings and misses from 17 swings on those two pitches against the Twins and he's bumped his swinging strike rate to 14%, in part thanks to being a reliever. Value on this price at BetRivers and started a ladder here (4,5,6).