Pablo Lopez had nine strikeouts in two of his last three starts and was rounding into form in August with an ERA under two. He features some strong strikeout metrics vs. righties, especially of late, and will see a steady diet of right handed batters tonight against the Angels. Pablo has as much strikeout potential as anyone on any given day, with nearly a 15% swinging strike rate over the last month, so I'll take a shot here for 0.5u if you're playing it straight and will dabble with a ladder too! This Angels lineup also has some new, less-experienced faces in the bottom of the lineup and if Pablo is on his game, he could prove to be very tough for those young hitters!

Take Lopez and lay the 1.5 in a huge start tonight. I expect a big response by the Twinkies

This is not the time for the Twins to slump, but losses in four straight and six of seven have suddenly opened the door for several AL wild card hopefuls to keep their postseason hopes alive. This looms another tricky spot tonight ss the Angels, with nothing to lose, played loose and easy last night and rolled to a 6-2 win behind Reid Detmers, and Griffin Canning hasn't been too bad lately on the mound, with a 2.04 ERA across his last three starts. Meanwhile, Twins starter Pablo Lopez looked a bit vulnerable last Thursday vs. the Rays (3 runs and 7 hits in 6 2/3 IP), and was knocked around by the Angels when last facing them April 28. Play Angels on Run Line

Pablo Lopez has been much closer to his Cy Young form in recent weeks. The bad first half is behind him. Lopez has a 2.23 ERA in his last 7 starts and 2.96 in his last 15 and allowed 0 ER in 3 of his last 4 starts. Struggled in 1 start vs LAA but that was way back in April when he was in a bad way. The Halos are 1-12 on the road when Griffin Canning is starter, he has a 5.24 ERA away from home and they have lost 8 of those games by 2+ runs. Twins are 3-1 vs Haloes with a 34-19 RD. Eight of the Halos last 10 road losses have been by 2 runs or more.