The ice-cold Los Angeles Angels will look to avoid losing their sixth consecutive game when they play host to the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The first pitch is scheduled for 10:07 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Southwest will be showing the action.
Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels Odds
Adrian Sampson will get the start for the visiting Rangers. Sampson (0-2, 4.09 ERA) has racked up five strikeouts in 11 innings so far. He’s 0-1 with two strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA against Los Angeles this year.
The Angels are putting the ball in the right hand of Felix Pena (3-5, 4.20 ERA), who’s got 79 strikeouts and 27 walks as well as a 1.27 WHIP. Pena is 1-0 with three strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one start against Texas this year.
As a unit, Los Angeles’ pitchers have given up 4.5 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 4.38 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.98 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.5 K/9. In 70 divisional games, Angels starters have an ERA of 4.32 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.61.
The Los Angeles hitters have produced 4.4 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 2.6 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .160/.214/.309 over its last five matchups and is 0-5 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Andrelton Simmons and right fielder Mike Trout have led the Angels’ hitters this year. Simmons is slashing .296/.340/.424 with 11 home runs, 74 RBIs and 66 runs scored, and Trout is batting .316 with 38 homers, 77 RBIs, 98 runs and 24 steals.
For the visiting squad, Texas’ pitching staff allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.43 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 6.28 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.34, along with a WHIP of 1.45.
The Rangers offense has slashed .241/.323/.407 on its way to 4.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Texas’ offense has been sparked by Shin-soo Choo and Jurickson Profar. Choo is hitting .267/.380/.439 with 21 home runs, 62 RBIs and 82 runs scored, while Profar is hitting .255/.337/.457 with 18 homers, 74 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – OVER
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Texas has logged 11 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Los Angeles has 13 XBH over its last five.
The Rangers have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Angels have hit 14 over their last 10.
Los Angeles has recorded 15.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 13.0 over its last five.
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