LOS ANGELES ANGELS (26-32)

at NEW YORK YANKEES (28-30)

First pitch: Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. ET
Line: Los Angeles +155, New York -170, Total: 9.5

Nathan Eovaldi squares off against Jered Weaver as the Yankees go for their third straight win against the Angels in The Bronx.

The Yankees (28-30) took the opener of the series, 5-2, on Monday, and then beat the Angels (26-32), 6-3, on Tuesday. New York will look to take the four-game series on Wednesday when Yankees RHP Nathan Eovaldi (6-2, 4.09 ERA, 62 SO, 16 BB, 8 HR in 66 IP) takes on Angels RHP Jered Weaver (5-4, 5.18 ERA, 40 SO, 16 BB, 14 HR in 64 1/3 IP) at Yankee Stadium. After pitching well for the majority of May, Eovaldi allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Orioles in his first June start. Weaver was solid in his last start, allowing two earned runs in six innings to beat the Pirates and push his record above .500. The Yankees have beat up the Angels since 2014, going 10-4 against them over that span (and 7-1 at Yankee Stadium). Since 2014, nine of 13 games between these two clubs have gone UNDER the total. The Angels are 14-15 on the road this season. The Yankees have posted a 15-12 record in The Bronx.

The Angels’ best player is CF Mike Trout (.302, 12 HR, 41 RBI, .409 OBP), but Yankees pitching has kept him in check (0-for-6 with 2 BB and 2 SO) through the first two games of the series. 3B Yunel Escobar (.306, 3 HR, 17 RBI, .356 OBP) has given manager Mike Scioscia production out of the leadoff spot, and RF Kole Calhoun (.300, 7 HR, 32 RBI, .377 OBP) has done a solid job hitting in front of Trout. DH Albert Pujols (.240, 12 HR, 40 RBI, .321 OBP) isn’t nearly the player that he once was, but he’s still a threat to go deep every time he comes to the plate. Trout (4-for-10 with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 BB) and Pujols (4-for-10 with 3 BB) have seen the ball well against Eovaldi, as have Escobar (3-for-7 with 1 RBI) and Calhoun (3-for-8 with 1 RBI and 1 BB). 2B Johnny Giavotella (.263, 2 HR, 18 RBI, .287 OBP) is 2-for-5 lifetime against Eovaldi. In 16 career starts against the Yankees, Weaver is 7-5 with a 5.81 ERA and 1.409 OBP.

2B Starlin Castro (.259, 9 HR, 25 RBI, .295 OBP) and RF Carlos Beltran (.272, 15 HR, 38 RBI, .301 OBP) each homered in the first two games of this series, and C Brian McCann (.222, 8 HR, 22 RBI, .320 OBP) went deep in the opener. CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.296, 2 HR, 18 RBI, .345 OBP) has been the most consistent Yankees hitter, though LF Brett Gardner (.240, 5 HR, 12 RBI, .362 OBP), 3B Chase Headley (.235, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .309 OBP) and DH Alex Rodriguez (.214, 7 HR, 18 RBI, .264 OBP) have really struggled for manager Joe Girardi. The Bombers have seen a ton of Weaver over the years. Rodriguez has hit him very well in his career, going 11-for-29 with five homers, two doubles, eight RBIs and six walks. Beltran is 2-for-6 against the right-hander, but both of those hits were home runs. Ellsbury (7-for-27 with 1 HR, 1 2B and 1 RBI) and Gardner (4-for-22 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB and 11 SO) haven’t had much success against the three-time All-Star. In four career starts against the Angels, Eovaldi is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA and 1.801 WHIP.