Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels

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Cal Quantrill takes the ball for Texas looking to keep the Rangers from dropping consecutive games to a team 14 games under .500. George Klassen goes for the Angels trying to build on the one bright spot in an otherwise brutal week, with first pitch at 7:10 PM PT.

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Rangers(60-60)

LWLWW

2

+2.5-426-124o8.5-106

Angels(46-74)

WLLLW

5

-2.5+400+122u8.5+106

Best BetRangers -136

Pregame

We're sticking with the Rangers here, and Quantrill's steady recent form backs it up — a 6-inning, 1-run outing his last time out is exactly the kind of floor Texas needs from its rotation right now. The Angels just aren't a club built to win series against a .500 team with Klassen struggling to find the zone. Texas is priced as a moneyline favorite and that price still looks fair given the talent gap.

Texas is dealing with a rotation that's thinner than it wants to be. Nathan Eovaldi landed on the 15-day IL with right posterior elbow inflammation, and Josh Jung's calf still hasn't let him do baseball activities. Quantrill has quietly been one of the more reliable arms left standing, coming off a start where he worked 6 innings and allowed just 1 earned run.

Cal Quantrill

(5-4)·3.13 ERA

Aug 3 vs Giants

L

6.0IP

1ER

4K

1BB

87P

08/12 Lineup

George Klassen

(2-1)·3.74 ERA

Aug 7 @ Marlins

ND

4.0IP

1ER

3K

4BB

83P

08/12 Lineup

The Angels, meanwhile, are just trying to find anything that works. Los Angeles is buried at 46-74, and Klassen's 7.27 ERA is a big reason the staff has been picked apart lately. His last outing against Miami was a mess of control problems — 4 walks in 4 innings — even if the final line came back a no-decision.

Texas Rangers

(60-60)

Aug 12L@ Angels2-3

Aug 11W@ Angels4-1

Aug 9Lvs Orioles5-10

Aug 8Wvs Orioles5-1

Aug 8Wvs Orioles2-1

Los Angeles Angels

(46-74)

Aug 12Wvs Rangers3-2

Aug 11Lvs Rangers1-4

Aug 9L@ Marlins3-12

Aug 8L@ Marlins0-7

Aug 7W@ Marlins4-3

Give the Angels credit for one thing: they didn't just roll over in this series. After dropping the opener, Los Angeles scratched out a 3-2 win to even things up, snapping a stretch where they'd been getting outscored badly against Miami. It's the kind of scrappy, low-event win a rebuilding team needs more of, even if it doesn't move the standings much.

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-ILJakob Junis (RP) — Junis (adductor) completed a bullpen session Tuesday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.08/12
• 15-Day-ILNathan Eovaldi (SP) — The Rangers placed Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list Monday with right posterior elbow inflammation.08/10
• 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

Texas still has the deeper roster and the better arm on the mound, and at 60-60 they need results like this to stay in the wild-card conversation. The Angels have nothing to play for but pride and reps for young players — which sometimes makes them dangerous, but rarely makes them consistent.