Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels

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LAA	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	—	7	15	2

Jacob deGrom gets the ball for Texas, and Walbert Ureña goes for the Angels when this one gets going at 7:07 PM PT at Angel Stadium. It's the same pitching staff that beat the Rangers twice in a row already this week, so Texas needs its ace to actually look like an ace.

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Rangers(60-61)

LLWLW

0

+6.5-138o7.5+115

Angels(47-74)

WWLLL

7

-6.5+136u7.5-115

Best BetRangers -157

Pregame

Texas is priced around -147 here and deGrom is the reason why — his last start was as clean as he's looked all season, 9 strikeouts against just 1 earned run. But the Angels have won the last two meetings against this exact pitching staff, so the price isn't fully paying for what's actually happened on the field this week. Lean Rangers to win, but this isn't the layup the number suggests.

The Rangers aren't walking into this one whole. Nathan Eovaldi is on the 15-day IL with elbow inflammation, Jack Leiter is just now starting a rehab assignment, and the bullpen has bled arms all season — Jalen Beeks, Robert Garcia and Jose Corniell are all on the 60-day IL. The Angels have their own holes, with Yusei Kikuchi, Anthony Rendon and Yoan Moncada all out long-term and both catchers on their depth chart banged up.

Jacob deGrom

(9-8)·3.77 ERA

Aug 8 vs Orioles

W

5.0IP

1ER

9K

1BB

88P

08/13 Lineup

Walbert Ureña

(8-9)·2.80 ERA

Aug 8 @ Marlins

L

2.1IP

4ER

2K

3BB

50P

08/13 Lineup

None of that stopped the Angels from finding a way to win the last two meetings between these clubs. Whatever the number says about who's supposed to win this series, the Angels have been the ones actually doing it lately.

Texas Rangers

(60-61)

Aug 13L@ Angels2-5

Aug 12L@ Angels2-3

Aug 11W@ Angels4-1

Aug 9Lvs Orioles5-10

Aug 8Wvs Orioles5-1

Los Angeles Angels

(47-74)

Aug 13Wvs Rangers5-2

Aug 12Wvs Rangers3-2

Aug 11Lvs Rangers1-4

Aug 9L@ Marlins3-12

Aug 8L@ Marlins0-7

Texas took the opener of this set, 4-1, behind that same kind of deGrom outing everyone's hoping shows up again tonight. Since then the Angels have out-executed a Rangers team that's now lost 2 straight overall, and a last-place club playing spoiler against a .500-ish opponent is exactly the spot where a favorite can get tripped up.

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-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.08/12
• 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-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

(9)

• Day-To-DayOswald Peraza (2B) — Peraza went 2-for-4 with one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.08/13
• 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 better arm on the mound and the better record on the season, but this series has been closer than the standings suggest. If deGrom doesn't turn in another dominant start, the Angels have already shown they know how to beat this roster.