The Angels have never seen Yoshinobu Yamamoto and lately he's bumped his strikeout rate up when facing right handed batters. Topping a 36% strikeout rate over the last 30 days vs. righties, Yamamoto possesses a strong 5 pitch mix with his splitter and curveball both at or above a 40% whiff rate. These Angels hitters should struggle with both pitches from Yamamoto and he's hit at least six strikeouts in five of his last six starts, going over the total in four of those efforts. 0.5u on the 7th strikeout, then laddering up 8,9,10 at plus odds!

Jose Soriano should have a tough go of it against this Dodgers lineup and with Yoshinobu Yamamoto a significant favorite to cover six innings, I like taking the plus odds here for the road ace on the road favorite. We're not getting a full dollar of value back on the moneyline but I'm fine with it here, as I actually think the Dodgers ML price may be a bit light tonight. The Angels will see Yamamoto for the first time and I'm tabbing him to have a solid start and the bats to back him up so he can come away with his third win in the last three starts.