The set-up: The Mariners snapped the Angels' five-game winning streak Friday night but LA rebounded with an easy 10-3 win at Safeco last night. The struggling 60-75 Angels have begun to show some signs of life, winning six of seven while averaging 6.0 RPG. The Angels have won nine of 12, since falling a season-worst 21 games under .500 back on Aug. 20. Seattle used a nine-run second inning to win 11-8 on Friday but the team's recent slide (2-9) has them 12 1/2 games back in the AL West and now five games back of the final AL wild card spot at 69-66.

The pitching matchup: Matt Shoemaker (9-13, 3.91 ERA) gets the start for the Angels in the rubber match of this three-game series, opposed by Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma (14-10, 4.01 ERA). Shoemaker takes a three-game winning streak into this contest, continuing his steady turnaround. Shoemaker owned a 9.12 ERA after his first five starts of 2016 but over his last 21 starts, he owns a 2.96 ERA. In direct contrast to Shoemaker, Iwakuma is 0-3 in his last three starts, posting a 5.63 ERA. Iwakuma had stepped up for Seattle with "King Felix" sidelined, going 13-13 from May 20 through August 13.

The pick: LA is the hotter team right now but while Shoemaker owns a 2.96 ERA in his last 21 starts, the Angels are just 10-16 (minus-$609) in all of his starts in 2016. He's 4-4 with a 3.81 ERA in nine career starts vs. Seattle (team is 5-4), including 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA versus the Mariners in 2016. Iwakuma is 8-4 with a 2.92 ERA (Seattle is 10-6) in his career vs. the angels and I'm making Seattle a 10* play.