Free MLB Picks - Angels at Rangers MLB Odds: In the battle for supremecy in the American League West Division, the Los Angeles Angels took the first game of a three game set with the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas on Monday knocknig the Rangers farther into second place 2.5 games back. Tuesday night, the teams will continue the series with game-2. Joe Saunders will get the start for the Angels. Lefthander Saunders is 8-4 this season with a 3.66 ERA. Countering for the Rangers will be Scott Feldman. The righthander has a 3.30 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers at Bodog.com currently have the Rangers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total is holding at 10 1/2.

With dominant efforts in two of his past three outings, Saunders tries to find some success in an Arlington ballpark that has been unkind to him. The stylish southpaw was cuffed around for seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in Texas in a May 15 loss that ended his four-game winning streak. Saunders is 0-4 in four starts at the Ballpark in Arlington with a 10.29 ERA.

Feldman is 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA in his Past four starts and has a 3.30 ERA in 12 starts after beginning the season in the bullpen. He is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in eight games, including six starts, at home. Left-handed hitters are hitting .213 off him while right-handers are hitting .256. He threw six scoreless innings in a start against the Angels on May 17 that the Rangers eventuallly won, 3-0, after he left the game. He is 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA in 14 games, including five starts, against the Angels in his career.

Juan Rivera was 2-for-5 with a two-run dinger, as the Angels dropped the Rangers 5-2 on Monday night. Los Angeles won as +115 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 10.5-run total set by oddsmakers.

Kendry Morales went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in for the Angels, while winning pitcher Sean O'Sullivan allowed two runs over six innings for Los Angeles. Marlon Byrd was 3-for-4 with a solo drive for Texas, as Vicente Padilla was tagged with the loss after getting hit for five runs over five innings for the Rangers.

MLB Free Pick: Take the Rangers SU in this one. Texas owns Saunders in Arlington.