Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels

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LAA	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	3	5	0

Cody Bradford gets the ball for Texas trying to stretch this into a series, while Ryan Johnson takes the mound for an Angels team that can't find its footing. First pitch at Angel Stadium is set for 6:38 PM PT.

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Rangers(60-59)

WLWWW

2

-1.5+115-141o9.5+130

Angels(45-74)

LLLWW

3

+1.5-117+138u9.5-130

Best BetRangers -143

Pregame

Texas is favored at -143 and it's earned — they just took the opener and now get a struggling Angels team that's dropped 3 in a row. Ryan Johnson's 7.11 ERA against a Rangers lineup that's won 4 of 5 is a mismatch on paper, even with Texas down Eovaldi for this series.

Bradford's still building his workload back — he went just 4.1 innings his last time out against San Francisco, but he didn't allow a run and struck out 5 without letting the game get away from him. Johnson's been the bigger problem for L.A. all year. He's got swing-and-miss stuff, a cutter and splitter that can miss bats, but the results haven't matched the raw ability — a 7.11 ERA and a tendency to give up the mistake-pitch homer that's sunk him more than once this season.

Cody Bradford

(0-1)·2.93 ERA

Aug 5 vs Giants

ND

4.1IP

0ER

5K

2BB

70P

08/11 Lineup

Ryan Johnson

(2-7)·6.41 ERA

Aug 6 @ Orioles

ND

4.2IP

1ER

1K

5BB

78P

08/11 Lineup

The Rangers just walked into Anaheim and took Monday's opener 4-1, and now they're doing it without their best pitcher. Nathan Eovaldi landed on the 15-day IL with elbow inflammation, a real blow to a rotation that was already down Jack Leiter for the year. Texas has managed to win anyway, and that's the story with this club right now — they keep finding a way even as the injury list stacks up.

The Angels, meanwhile, are in freefall. They've dropped 3 straight, getting outscored badly in the process, and the injury situation isn't helping — Sebastian Rivero's rehab assignment ended in a setback, and now L.A. is thin behind the plate too. Anthony Rendon and Yoan Moncada are both long gone at third base, which has left this lineup without much punch against a Texas team that's rolling.

Texas Rangers

(60-59)

Aug 11W@ Angels4-1

Aug 9Lvs Orioles5-10

Aug 8Wvs Orioles5-1

Aug 8Wvs Orioles2-1

Aug 5Wvs Giants6-0

Los Angeles Angels

(45-74)

Aug 11Lvs Rangers1-4

Aug 9L@ Marlins3-12

Aug 8L@ Marlins0-7

Aug 7W@ Marlins4-3

Aug 6W@ Orioles4-1

None of this is new for the Angels — they've been chasing .500 all year and now sit 29 games under it, while Texas is fighting to stay above the break-even line in a crowded AL race. Every game like this matters more for Texas than it does for a club playing out the string in Anaheim.

Texas Rangers

(11)

• 10-Day-ILJosh Jung (3B) — Jung (calf) hasn't participated in baseball activities in over a week, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.08/10
• 10-Day-ILKyle Higashioka (C) — Higashioka is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.07/21
• 15-Day-ILNathan Eovaldi (SP) — The Rangers placed Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list Monday with right posterior elbow inflammation.08/10
• 15-Day-ILJakob Junis (RP) — Junis (adductor) threw out to 90 feet Friday and expects to toss a bullpen session Monday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.08/08
• 60-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Jansen (forearm) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Tuesday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.08/09
• 60-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — The Rangers transferred Leiter (ankle) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.08/09
• 60-Day-ILJose Corniell (RP) — The Rangers placed Corniell on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with an elbow injury, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — The Rangers transferred Beeks (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/21
• 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

Los Angeles Angels

(8)

• 10-Day-ILSebastian Rivero (C) — Rivero (hand) was returned from his rehab assignment Monday after suffering a setback, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.08/11
• 15-Day-ILSam Bachman (RP) — Bachman (forearm) played catch out to 60 feet Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.08/11
• 15-Day-ILShaun Anderson (RP) — The Angels placed Anderson on the 15-day injured list Monday due to right shoulder inflammation.08/10
• 60-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) struck out seven and allowed four runs on six hits and one walk across 3.1 innings in a rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Salt Lake.08/10
• 60-Day-ILYoan Moncada (3B) — Moncada (knee) has been rehabbing at his home and hasn't started baseball activities, MLB.com reports.07/22
• 60-Day-ILJack Kochanowicz (SP) — Kochanowicz's Tommy John surgery on his right elbow was deemed "successful," per MLB.com.06/27
• 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