In the second of a three-game series between the Texas Rangers (25-20) and the Los Angeles Angels (21-24) at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Martin Perez (1-4, 3.48 ERA) and Jhoulys Chacin (1-2, 5.21 ERA) get the start. The Angels won the last game 2-0, and Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May. 24 and will air on FSSW and FSW.
In his last start, Perez pitched 7.0 innings, giving up four runs, striking out three and walking two in an 8-1 loss to the Athletics. Ian Desmond (.276, 32 Rs, 6 HRs, 26 RBIs, 8 SBs) continued his strong season yesterday, going 2 for 4. The Angels were victorious the last time Chacin pitched. He did not do well, pitching 4.1 innings, allowing four runs, striking out two and walking three in a 7-4 victory over the Dodgers. Mike Trout (.325, 32 Rs, 10 HRs, 31 RBIs, 5 SBs) has been hitting the ball well for the Angels, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment. Against teams in the AL West, the Rangers have a SU record of 11-6. The Rangers come into the game with the AL’s fifth-ranked home scoring offense, averaging 5.1 runs per game in their own ballpark. Over their past 10 games, Texas’s pitchers have been playing lights out, only allowing 0.0 runs per game, below their season average of 0.0. An area where the Rangers are particularly strong is striking batters out, where they average an AL-best 7.0 K’s per game.
Against fellow AL West members, the Angels are 13-10 SU. Los Angeles has been playing better lately, averaging 0.0 runs per game, more than their season average of 0.0. The last 10 games have really brought the best out of the Los Angeles pitchers. They’ve allowed 0.0 runs per game during that span, which is lower than their season average of 0.0. The Los Angeles pitching staff has been an intimidating group this year, averaging 7.2 strikeouts per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – TEX
Notes
After last game’s shutout win against Texas, the Angels now have three shutouts this season. The Rangers have been shut out in three games this season.
The Rangers didn’t score any runs in their last game. The Angels have a 3-0 record when they don’t allow any runs.
When they are outhit, the Angels are 2-20. The Rangers have a 9-15 record when opponents outhit them.
Los Angeles ranks near the bottom of the league at 27th when it comes to home runs, hitting 38 this season. Texas ranks in the bottom half with 44.
Texas and Los Angeles both rank in the top half of the league in hits. Texas sits at 12th with 8.60 hits per game and Los Angeles ranks 14th with 8.56.
Ranking 21st, Los Angeles is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.705). Texas ranks in the bottom half at 18th with an OPS of .719.
When the Angels allow at least one home run, they are 13-20. When the Rangers allow one or more homers, they have a 15-18 record.
