The Los Angeles Angels (42-58) will host the Texas Rangers (45-54) in the Saturday night game on FS1. The Rangers have taken the first two games of this series, upsetting the Angels 2-0 on Thursday and Friday 7-2.
A trip to Anaheim has got the Rangers rolling. On Thursday, they took down Shohei Ohtani as a +200 dog, and yesterday they blew the game open late to win as a +105 dog. The Texas Rangers are now 6-1 in their last seven games against the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers are third in the AL West, and despite being nine games below .500, they have a +10 run differential this season, making them the only AL team with a losing record that has a positive run differential in MLB.
Back-to-back wins ?? #StraightUpTX pic.twitter.com/3cPGeLizCZ
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 30, 2022
The Rangers rank 12th scoring 4.6 runs per game, eighth with 124 home runs, and second with 79 stolen bases. Leading the way is Corey Seager, with 23 home runs and with 54 RBI, along with Marcus Semien with 13 home runs, 46 RBI, and 18 stoles. Adolis Garcia is having a very nice season as well with 18 home runs, 62 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.
Glenn Otto (4-7, 5.37 ERA) will make the start on Sunday. He is 2-4 with a 3.57 ERA in seven-night starts. He faced the Angels once this season and allowed just one run in five innings of work on the road, and picking up the win on May 25.