The headline act is on the mound for the Halos. José Soriano is 6-2 with a 1.66 ERA and was named AL Pitcher of the Month for April after a stretch where he allowed 1 run through his first 6 starts — the first MLB starter since 1900 to do that. The catch: he's coughed up 4 homers over his last 2 outings and got knocked out after 4 innings (5 ER) by the White Sox his last time out. The book on him is finally getting written.
Justin Wrobleski is the quieter half of this matchup but his line is no joke — 5-1, 2.42 ERA across 44.2 innings. He did get tagged for 7 in his previous start, so the ERA is doing some heavy lifting. Still, for a Dodgers rotation missing Blake Snell (elbow) and Tyler Glasnow (back), getting this from a depth arm is a luxury.
- 15-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — The Dodgers pulled Graterol (shoulder) from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City due to a back injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — The Dodgers placed Snell on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Tuesday, due to loose bodies in his left elbow, Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Glasnow (back) won't be ready to come off the injured list when first eligible, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — Casparius (shoulder) has been throwing at the Dodgers' complex in Arizona, per MLB.com.05/10
- 15-Day-ILBrock Stewart (RP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Saturday that he expects Stewart (foot) will be on the 15-day injured list for approximately three weeks, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/10
- 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — no05/10
- 60-Day-ILTommy Edman (2B) — The Dodgers transferred Edman (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.05/09
- 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — The Dodgers transferred Knack (chest) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEvan Phillips (RP) — Phillips (elbow) threw a bullpen session to a squatting catcher March 17, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Stone (shoulder) has resumed throwing, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (elbow) will kick of a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — The Dodgers placed Miller (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
- Day-To-DayLogan O'Hoppe (C) — The Angels activated O'Hoppe (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Friday.05/16
- 10-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud (C) — The Angels placed d'Arnaud on the 10-day injured list Friday with right foot plantar fasciitis.05/08
- 15-Day-ILDrew Pomeranz (RP) — Pomeranz (elbow) said Friday that he doesn't expect to need more than a minimum-length stay on the injured list, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP) — Imaging on Joyce's right shoulder came back negative Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez (SP) — The Angels announced Friday that Rodriguez will start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.05/15
- 15-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for 3-to-4 weeks, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP) — The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B) — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
The injury list is where this game gets interesting. The Dodgers are running a skeleton-crew bullpen — Graterol, Casparius, Stewart, Phillips, Cousins, Diaz all on the shelf — which is exactly why Wrobleski needs to give them length. The Angels just got Logan O'Hoppe back behind the plate, but they're still without Kikuchi, Rendon, and closer-type Ben Joyce.
The market has the Dodgers at -126 with Pinnacle but DraftKings has them all the way out at -193, which is the kind of gap that suggests the public is hammering LA after Friday's beatdown. Both sides of every line carry negative EV, so this is a fade-the-juice spot more than a hammer spot. Total is also split — Pinnacle 8.5, DK 9.5 — which tracks for a game with two starters under 2.50 ERA and two bullpens missing core pieces.
Pick your poison: trust Soriano to look like April Soriano, or trust the Dodger lineup that just hung 6 on a no-hitter watch to keep hunting. The smart money quietly says the Angels' home dog price is the only thing on the board with any real charm — but charm doesn't pay, runs do.