The Texas Rangers (68-74) are favorites (-157) on the moneyline when they square off against the Los Angeles Angels (59-82) Saturday at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Texas’ Jack Leiter and Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson have been named the starters for this contest.
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Rangers and Angels Betting Trends
The Rangers have won 56.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (43-33).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -157 or shorter, Texas has gone 16-8 (66.7%).
The Angels have been underdogs in 119 games this season and won 53 (44.5%) of those contests.
Los Angeles has entered 55 games this season as the underdog by +133 or more and is 23-32 in those contests.
The Rangers have had an over/under set by bookmakers 140 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 62 of those games (62-73-5).
The Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 66 of their 140 games with a total this season.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have the No. 22 offense in MLB play scoring 4.2 runs per game (593 total runs).
Texas averages one home run per game to rank 20th in baseball with 148 total home runs.
The Rangers’ .239 batting average ranks 19th in MLB.
Texas’ hitters strike out 7.9 times per game, the eighth-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The Rangers pitching staff is 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Texas’ 4.28 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored the 27th-most runs in the league this season with just 553 (3.9 per game).
Los Angeles’ 144 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
The Angels rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .230.
Los Angeles ranks 15th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
The Angels average just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the big leagues.
Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked ERA (4.47) in the majors this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Leiter (0-2 with an 11.78 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rangers, his sixth of the season.
Marcus Semien is batting .236 with 18 home runs and 64 RBI for Texas this season.
Josh Smith has collected 119 hits this season and has an OBP of .353. He’s slugging .411 on the year.
Wyatt Langford has 105 hits this season and a slash line of .248/.317/.385.
Adolis Garcia is batting .221 with an OBP of .282 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels’ Anderson (10-12) will make his 28th start of the season.
Zachary Neto paces the Angels with 67 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .255.
Taylor Ward has hit 21 home runs to lead his team.
Nolan Schanuel has 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 60 walks while batting .244.
Jo Adell is batting .207 with 15 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 35 walks.
Rangers and Angels Injuries
Rangers: Corey Seager: 10 Day IL (Hip), Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Tyler Mahle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Latz: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Grant Anderson: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Jon Gray: 60 Day IL (Foot), Evan Carter: 60 Day IL (Lumbar), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cole Winn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Angels: Jo Adell: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Kevin Pillar: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Matt Moore: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carson Fulmer: 15 Day IL (Elbow), José Soriano: 60 Day IL (Arm), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Lat), Luis Rengifo: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Mike Trout: 60 Day IL (Meniscus), Andrew Wantz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Marte: 60 Day IL (Viral infection), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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