Derek Holland (3-3, 5.62 ERA) and Nick Tropeano (2-2, 3.30 ERA) start in the first of a three-game series between the Texas Rangers (25-19) and the Los Angeles Angels (20-24) at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Action begins at 8:05 p.m. ET on Monday, May. 23 and can be seen on FS1.
Holland pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering two runs, striking out one and walking one in a 3-1 defeat to the Athletics. Nomar Mazara (.304, 18 Rs, 6 HRs, 16 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run, one home run, and three RBIs. Tropeano went 7.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out four and walking two in an 8-1 win over the Dodgers in his last outing. Kole Calhoun (.290, 25 Rs, 3 HRs, 21 RBIs, 1 SB) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
Notes
Los Angeles has won 52% (11-10) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, Texas has won 58% (11-8) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Angels are coming into this meeting after a high-scoring game where they scored an impressive 10 runs. The Rangers have a 1-3 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Angels are 17-4. The Rangers have a 15-2 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 19th, Los Angeles sits in the bottom half of the league in runs, scoring 180 this season. Texas ranks in the top 10 at eighth with 199.
Ranking 21st, Los Angeles is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.705). Texas ranks in the top half with an OPS of .723.
The Angels are 13-20 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Rangers are 15-17 when they allow at least one homer.
