Game 2 of the Freeway Series tips at 8:38 ET in Anaheim, and the Dodgers walked in on a 3-game win streak after Andy Pages, Max Muncy, and Teoscar Hernández all went deep in Friday's shutout. The Angels, meanwhile, have dropped 4 of their last 5 and are staring up at a 16-29 hole in the AL West.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 15-Day-ILBen Casparius RP — Casparius (shoulder) has been throwing at the Dodgers' complex in Arizona, per MLB.com.
- 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.
- 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz RP — no
- 60-Day-ILTommy Edman 2B — The Dodgers transferred Edman (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
- 60-Day-ILLandon Knack SP — The Dodgers transferred Knack (chest) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
- Day-To-DayLogan O'Hoppe C — The Angels activated O'Hoppe (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
- 10-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud C — The Angels placed d'Arnaud on the 10-day injured list Friday with right foot plantar fasciitis.
- 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.
- 15-Day-ILBen Joyce RP — Imaging on Joyce's right shoulder came back negative Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez SP — The Angels announced Friday that Rodriguez will start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
- 15-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi SP — Kikuchi (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for 3-to-4 weeks, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.
- 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.
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon 3B — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
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.