As the Cubs figure out the innings puzzle for the last five weeks of the regular season, right-hander Javier Assad is expected to play an important role. But the team optioned him Saturday to Triple-A Iowa after his best start of the season and recalled left-hander Jordan Wicks.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker went deep for the first time in more than a month as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 to open a nine-gam

The Los Angeles Angels (61-69) and the Texas Rangers (66-66) open a 3-game series Monday. First pitch from Globe Life Field in Arlington is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET (MLB.TV Free Game of the Day). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Angels vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.