Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers

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LAA	1	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	2	13	15	0
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0

Walbert Ureña and MacKenzie Gore lined up as two 5-7 arms trying to right very different ships. Ureña came in hot, having limited Seattle to a single earned run over 5.2 innings with 6 strikeouts in his last look. Gore, by contrast, was still hunting his command after allowing 5 earned runs over 5 innings against Cleveland in his previous start. On paper, the Rangers' arm looked like the shakier bet — and by the end of the night, that read was dead-on.

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Angels(36-56)

LLLLL

13

+1.5-163+127o7.5-117

Rangers(46-45)

WLLWL

1

-1.5+160-130u7.5+115

Best BetRangers -158

Postgame

The Rangers got run out of their own building 13-1, burying this pick as Gore and the pen couldn't touch a hot Angels lineup.

Pregame

We locked the Rangers to win outright at -152, banking on Gore's track record at home and a Texas club that had won 7 of its last 10 games. That price has since drifted to -129 as the market found some value on the road dog, but the pick stays put on the home club in a spot where they were the far more complete team on paper.

Texas is already navigating a beat-up lineup, with Corey Seager, Wyatt Langford and Josh Jung all sidelined or scratched and catcher Danny Jansen still weeks from returning. The Angels walked in dragging that 5-game skid and a 36-56 record that has them buried at the bottom of the AL West, hardly the profile of a team about to hang 13 on anybody. Texas entered the night just 1.5 games out of first, per FanDuel's pregame outlook, and had won 7 of its last 10 — the safer team on paper by a wide margin.

Walbert Ureña

(6-7)·2.78 ERA

Jul 2 @ Mariners

L

5.2IP

1ER

6K

4BB

107P

07/08 Lineup

MacKenzie Gore

(6-8)·4.80 ERA

Jul 1 @ Guardians

L

5.0IP

5ER

7K

1BB

92P

07/08 Lineup

None of that mattered once the game actually started. Gore and the Rangers' bullpen had nothing, and an Angels lineup that had gone quiet all week suddenly turned into a machine, spreading 15 hits across the box score.

Los Angeles got on the board early and never let off the gas, tacking on 4 in the 5th and 2 more in both the 8th and 9th to bury any doubt. Texas managed just 3 hits all night, and its lone run didn't cross the plate until the 8th inning — a stunning no-show for a lineup that had been rolling entering the series, according to FanDuel's pregame research, and had a 15-30 road record for the Angels working against it on paper.

Los Angeles Angels

(36-56)

Jul 8L@ Rangers3-8

Jul 6Lvs Red Sox5-7

Jul 5Lvs Red Sox1-8

Jul 4Lvs Red Sox2-5

Jul 3L@ Mariners0-1

Texas Rangers

(46-45)

Jul 8Wvs Angels8-3

Jul 5Lvs Tigers3-6

Jul 4Lvs Tigers0-3

Jul 3Wvs Tigers10-4

Jul 1L@ Guardians4-9

Injuries keep piling up in Anaheim, too — Ben Joyce, Travis d'Arnaud, Yusei Kikuchi and Grayson Rodriguez are all still working back from the IL, part of why expectations have stayed modest all year. None of it mattered against a Gore start that looked a lot like his rough outing against Cleveland the week before.

Los Angeles Angels

(11)

• 10-Day-ILAdam Frazier (2B) — The Angels announced Saturday that Frazier (elbow) has been hitting on the field, taking grounders and running, but he's not yet throwing at full intensity, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 10-Day-ILSebastian Rivero (C) — Rivero was removed from Tuesday's game against the Astros with an apparent left hand injury, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.06/10
• 10-Day-ILGustavo Campero (C) — The Angels selected Campero's contract from Double-A Rocket City and placed him on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a fractured hand.06/06
• 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez (SP) — Rodriguez (back) allowed one earned run on four hits and no walks while striking out five across 5.1 innings during his rehab start with Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.07/05
• 60-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP) — Joyce (shoulder) is set to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with the Angels' Arizona Complex league squad Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud (C) — D'Arnaud (foot) has been swinging a bat and throwing, but he has yet to resume running and is expected to be out for multiple more weeks, per MLB.com.07/05
• 60-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Sunday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILJack Kochanowicz (SP) — Kochanowicz's Tommy John surgery on his right elbow was deemed "successful," per MLB.com.06/27
• 60-Day-ILYoan Moncada (3B) — Moncada will require surgery on his right knee, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.06/09
• 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP) — The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B) — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Texas Rangers

(13)

• Day-To-DayJosh Jung (3B) — Jung (knee) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.07/08
• 10-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Jansen (forearm) played catch Wednesday for the first time in two weeks, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/08
• 10-Day-ILWyatt Langford (LF) — Langford (hamstring) ran at a high intensity Tuesday and hopes to be reinstated before the All-Star break begins next week, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/07
• 10-Day-ILCorey Seager (SS) — The Rangers placed Seager on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to lower-back inflammation.07/01
• 10-Day-ILCody Freeman (3B) — The Rangers placed Freeman on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a herniated disc.06/25
• 15-Day-ILJakob Junis (RP) — Junis received an injection Saturday for the hip impingement that landed him on the injured list, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 15-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — Beeks (back) will miss the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing arm surgery, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.07/04
• 15-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body from his right ankle region Tuesday and should be considered out indefinitely, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILJordan Montgomery (SP) — Montgomery (elbow) struck out three over two perfect innings in a rehab start Saturday with Double-A Frisco.06/29
• 60-Day-ILMichael Helman (CF) — Texas transferred Helman (hand) to the 60-day injured list Friday.06/19
• 60-Day-ILRobert Garcia (RP) — The Rangers transferred Garcia (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler (RP) — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.05/23
• 60-Day-ILCody Bradford (SP) — Bradford (elbow) began throwing from 60 feet during the Rangers' most recent homestand, MLB.com reports05/10

For Texas, this is the kind of loss that stings more with the AL West still tight — they can't afford many nights like this against a last-place club. For the Angels, it's a rare feel-good final score in a season that's mostly been a grind.