The Los Angeles Angels have won four straight on the road, including a 7-6 win at Dodger Stadium last night in the opener of a four-game home-and-home series against their cross-town rivals. I don't like the Halos' chances of recording back-to-back upset wins though, and this looks like a reasonable price on the Dodgers.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Dodgers hand the ball to the fantastic Clayton Kershaw (5-1, 1.74) who has tossed three-hit shutouts in each of his last two home outings with a total of 27 strikeouts. Kershaw is 4-2 with a 2.91 ERA in eight career starts against the Angels who will counter with Jered Weaver (3-2, 6.10 ERA) who lasted only four innings of a 12-10 loss against the Cardinals his last start when he conceded eight runs on nine hits with three homers. Weaver has given up at least four runs in four of his seven starts this year.

2. The Halos' Interleague Struggles - The Angels are 2-11 in their last 13 interleague games against a team with a winning record and 2-12 in their last 14 interleague games when facing a left-handed starter. Last night's win was only the second in the past 10 meetings with the Dodgers.

3. X-Factor - The Dodgers' Trayce Thompson homered twice yesterday and has gone deep five times over his last eight contests.

Selection: This is a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (8*)