The Cubs head into another interleague series."There are lots of familiar faces on the Angels Sonny Gray Jersey , even though the Cubs see them in the regular season just once every three years. Former Cubs Tommy La Stella, Trevor Cahill and Felix Pena are all on the active roster, along with ex-Cub minor leaguer Justin Bour. The Angels also feature several former N.L. Central rivals: Jonathan Lucroy, Matt Harvey, Zack Cozart and Albert Pujols. So it’ll be a familiar feel this weekend at Wrigley Field. Here’s hoping TLS gets a warm welcome back.We’d like to thank TLS for going 3-for-9 (all three hits home runs) against the Brewers. You can stop now, Tommy.For more on the Angels, who are riding a six-game winning streak, I asked Jessica DeLine, manager of our SB Nation Angels site Halos Heaven, to update us on her team.According to this article, Trout, who suffered a groin strain Tuesday in Anaheim, hopes to be able to play in this series.Fun factThe Cubs swept four games from the Angels in 2016, two in Anaheim and two at Wrigley Field, and outscored them 23-3 in those four contests.Pitching matchupsFriday: Cole Hamels, LHP (1-0, 5.73 ERA Luis Severino Jersey , 1.364 WHIP, 4.64 FIP) vs. Tyler Skaggs, LHP (1-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.091 WHIP, 3.46 FIP)Saturday: Kyle Hendricks, RHP (0-2, 6.48 ERA, 2.640 WHIP, 7.29 FIP) vs. Chris Stratton, RHP (0-1, 6.48 ERA, 2.040 WHIP, 6.25 FIP)Sunday: Tyler Chatwood, RHP (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 1.833 WHIP http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , 5.76 FIP) vs. Trevor Cahill, RHP (1-1, 3.50 ERA, 0.889 WHIP, 3.89 FIP)Times & TV channelsFriday: 1:20 p.m. CT, NBC Sports Chicago, MLB Network (outside Cubs and Angels market territories)Saturday: 1:20 p.m. CT, ABC7 ChicagoSunday: 1:20 p.m. CT, WGNPredictionThe Angels are always an enigma. Since 2009 they have neither won nor lost 90 games, except for their anomaly of a 2014 98-win season from which they were dispatched in a division series sweep by the Royals. We do thank them for sweeping the Brewers this week. On the other hand, even though they are on a six-game winning streak, that came after a 1-5 start. The Angels have won only one road game and this is their first foray outside the Pacific time zone. They also have had only one game-time temperature lower than 60. Welcome to Chicago in April, Angels!The Cubs will win this series two games to one.Up nextThe Cubs head on the road for a single series, three games against the Marlins in Miami beginning Monday evening. They will likely be happy to get out of Chicago weather for a few days. The Tampa Bay Rays are 750-1 to win the World Series entering the All-Star Break. Despite those long odds, Tampa has quietly put together a good first half and could get even better down the stretch.The Rays will, in all likelihood, fall short of the playoffs. But that doesn't mean they aren't a good bet.The Tampa Bay Rays began the season 1-8 and it looked like their 2018 campaign was dead before it even got going. Since then Aaron Judge Jersey , the Rays are 48-39 and have my attention, despite being 750-1 to win the World Series.Tampa Bay is 49-47 at the All-Star break, which leaves the Rays 18 games back in the American League East and 8.5 games behind Seattle for the second wild-card spot. Obviously, the division is out of the question, but a wild-card berth is certainly possible, albeit unlikely. Between Tampa and Seattle are the surging Oakland A’s, who are just three games back at the checkpoint.I like the Rays, but a major part of this bet is fading Seattle. As impressive as the Mariners were in the first half, their record is propped up by a lot of luck while the Rays’ record undersells how good they’ve been. Seattle and Tampa Bay are tied for the most one-run games this season (38), but the Mariners have won nine more games (26) than the Rays (17) in contests decided by one run. Those nine wins are what separates these two teams.聽The Athletics have also been one-run wizards this season with a 15-8 record.FanDuel鈥檚 New Meadowlands Sportsbook Mostly Passes World Cup TestRead nowThe A’s have the best run differential (+24) of these three teams but Tampa isn’t far behind (+20) while Seattle actually has a -2 run differential. That also points to regression for the M’s.The Rays should regress in the second half, but their regression figures to be positive. They have won eight fewer games than their 3rd-order win percentage (a team’s projected winning percentage, based on underlying statistics and adjusted for quality of opponents) suggests they should have won. The Mariners have outperformed their 3rd-order win percentage by seven wins and the A’s have outperformed theirs by three.And, of course, we must talk about “The Opener.” The Rays’ new pitching experiment in which they have a reliever, often Ryne Stanek, start a game and pitch the first inning before handing the ball off. Since the Rays started using an “opener” on May 19, they have skyrocketed to the top of the leaderboards in a bevy of pitching categories.Tampa’s success goes beyond their new strategy. Ace Blake Snell is one of the best pitchers in baseball this season Gleyber Torres Jersey , and with Chris Archer and Nathan Eovaldi behind him, the Rays have a good rotation.One area where the Rays have benefited from good luck is their batting average on balls in play (BABIP). Tampa currently boasts a .317 BABIP, which is the second-highest in the league. That number suggests their offense is running a bit hot, but their other offensive metrics show that they are basically on par with Oakland and Seattle, as the three teams are separated by just three basis points in terms of weighted on-base average (wOBA).Another concern if you’re backing the Rays is that they are a small-market team and could end up cashing in on some players at the trade deadline.聽 Archer and Eovaldi will surely draw some interest from other聽contenders, as will catcher Wilson Ramos. That isn’t ideal, but there are going to be a lot of red flags when you back a team at these odds.Even if the Rays do capture the second wild card, they will be heavy underdogs in the one-game playoff against the Yankees or Red Sox. Still, that’s just one game they need to win to get into the playoffs, and if you get a 750-1 ticket into October, you’re already way ahead.It’s important to remember with a dart such as this one that you are not expecting it to cash, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good 鈥?and fun 鈥?bet to make for the second half.