The Texas Rangers (64-84) and Los Angeles Angels (65-84) square off on Thursday at 2:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie.
The Angels are an underdog away (+123) versus the Rangers (-144). The Rangers will give the ball to Martin Perez (12-6) against the Angels and Michael Lorenzen (7-6). The game’s total is 8.
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Rangers vs. Angels Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Rangers
- Texas was the moneyline favorite for four of its last 10 games, and went 2-2 in those matchups.
- In their last 10 outings — all had a set run total — the Rangers and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times.
- Texas’ record against the spread is 4-6-0 over its past 10 games.
Angels
- In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, Los Angeles has a record of 1-6.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Angels and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
- Los Angeles has a record of 4-6-0 ATS over its last 10 games.
Rangers vs. Angels Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Martín Pérez
- The Rangers are 22-7-0 against the spread when Pérez starts.
- The Rangers are 10-4 in Pérez’s 14 starts this season with Texas as the moneyline favorite.
- In Pérez’s 29 starts, his team is 19-10.
- Pérez has started 29 games with a total set by bookmakers this season. The teams have combined to hit the over in 15 of them.
Projected starter: Michael Lorenzen
- Lorenzen and his team are 7-8-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- His team is 2-5 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline underdog.
- Lorenzen’s team has won seven of his 15 starts.
- Games started by Lorenzen have a 11-4-0 record at hitting the over this season.
Rangers Batting Leaders
- Marcus Semien is hitting .252 with 30 doubles, five triples, 23 home runs and 49 walks.
- In MLB play, Semien ranks 40th in homers and 38th in RBI.
- Corey Seager’s 31 home runs lead his team.
- Seager ranks 12th in home runs and 31st in RBI among MLB batters this season.
- Seager takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
- Adolis Garcia has collected a team-best 94 runs batted in.
- Nate Lowe has a club-leading .308 batting average.
Angels Batting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in runs batted in with 89 and has a batting average of .270.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ohtani’s home run total is 10th, and his RBI total is 17th.
- Ohtani enters this game on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .343 with five doubles, a home run, five walks and three RBI.
- Mike Trout leads Los Angeles in home runs with 36 while driving in 71 runs and slugging .610.
- Trout is sixth overall in home runs and 50th in RBI this season.
- Taylor Ward’s batting average of .273 leads all Los Angeles hitters this season.
- Ward has safely hit in seven straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .353 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and six RBI.
- Luis Rengifo has collected 118 hits this season and has an OBP of .305. He’s slugging .449 on the year.
- Rengifo takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two home runs and three RBI.
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