Colorado at Los Angeles

Colorado just absorbed a 19-6 beating at home from San Francisco, surrendering 25 hits, including 13 extra-base hits in a single afternoon. They carry that wreckage into Angel Stadium to face Jose Soriano, who has been one of the better arms in the American League this season — 2.65 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 78 strikeouts through 12 starts, which ranks eighth in baseball. Kyle Freeland counters for Colorado and is in the middle of a disaster: 8.08 ERA, a WHIP approaching 1.75, and a 12.46 ERA in May alone, including eight earned runs in four innings in his last start against the Dodgers. The Rockies are 10-22 on the road, and their pitching staff ranks near the bottom of the league away from home. Laying a high favorite price is justified here — Soriano's dominance, paired with Freeland's dysfunction, is too wide a gap to pass up. Soriano should also contain Colorado's struggling road offense enough to keep the run environment in check. This projects as a 5-2 or 6-2 type game and plays UNDER the posted total. Take the Angels and the UNDER.