The Detroit Tigers came to life during a lengthy homestand in the second half of May, but they're 1-4 on their current road trip. That includes a pair of defeats here at Anaheim, and I think they'll get swept by the Halos Wednesday night.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Tigers hand the ball to Michael Fulmer (4-1, 3.97 ERA). Detroit has won five of the 23 year old rookie's six starts, but it could have been so much worse. He has allowed 36 hits and 11 walks in 34 innings of work, and he'll get hit hard soon enough. The Halos counter with Matt Shoemaker (3-5, 5.96). He struggled through his first six starts of the year but the 29 year old is 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in his last three. Shoemaker is 2-0 with a 0.46 ERA in three starts against the Tigers in his career.

2. Previous Meetings - Detroit has not enjoyed much success in recent meetings with the Angels, going 5-21 in the last 26 meetings. They've struggled enormously in the last visits to the West Coast losing, 17 of the last 19 at Anaheim.

3. X-Factor - Four of the Halos' 17 hits in last night's 11-9 win left the park.

Selection: This is a play on the Los Angeles Angels (10*)