At the time of this writing, the following Match Odds/Moneyline were available: Texas Rangers (2, Even) and Los Angeles Angels (1.95, -105)
Rangers are 22-7 versus right-handed starters
Angels are 1-5 in their last six games against winning teams.
Texas has now won 10 of its last 12 games after pounding out 17 hits in a 7-3 road win over the Los Angeles Angels last night. “We did a good job of being aggressive in the strike zone and laying off stuff that we didn’t want to swing at,” commented Michael Young. “We did a good job one through nine.” The Rangers have now scored seven-plus runs in all five games of their current road trip. Over that span, the team is hitting .326 with 38 runs scored, while hitting at a .407 clip with runners in scoring position. It’s also important to point out that the pitching staff has posted the lowest earned run average in the majors at 3.11. Texas is 25-12 versus divisional foes this year.
Rangers starting pitcher C.J. Wilson is 11-5 with a 3.28 ERA in 25 starts this season and is coming in off an impressive 9-1 road win over the Athletics. The left-hander allowed just a single run on four hits over six innings in that contest. Wilson has struggled a bit since the All-Star break, posting an even 2-2 mark and 3.57 ERA in comparison to his 9-3 record and 3.20 ERA during the first half of the year. In 36 career games (nine starts) versus the Angels, he is 4-4 with a 3.42 ERA, including a 1-0 defeat on this same mound on July 21 (8 IP, R).
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