Angels vs. Rangers Pick
Can the Texas Rangers hold off the Los Angeles Angels when the two meet in Arlington tonight at 7:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Rangers are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -165 to win, while the Angels are getting a money line of +150 to win. The over/under total for the game is listed at 8.5 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Yu Darvish (2-2, 3.03 ERA) on the mound for the Rangers to face Jesse Chavez (2-3, 4.13) of the Angels. Darvish is coming off one of his best outings this year, allowing just two runs in eight innings of work against the Royals. Darvish has 31 strikeouts in 32.2 innings of work. Chavez is coming off a six-inning outing where he allowed one run and four hits. He has 23 strikeouts in 24 innings of work.
The Angels took the series opener on Friday with a 6-3 win. These two have split four meetings this season, with the road team actually wining three of the four games. Los Angeles is 13-12 on the season and 4-8 on the road while Texas comes into today 10-13 overall and 7-7 at home.
A 3-run home run in the eighth inning, thanks to Albert Pujols hitting a 3-run home run, allowed the Angels to pick up a 6-3 win. Mike Trout had another solid game, going 3-of-4 at the plate with two RBI. The Angels had their last three pitchers throw three hitless and scoreless innings. The Texas bullpen gave up five hits and three runs in three innings of work.
I like the Rangers to bounce back tonight at home behind Darvish. He has just a 0.89 WHIP and 2.66 ERA over his last three starts. The Angels obviously has some top-level hitters early in the lineup, but Darvish can navigate past them and overpower the rest. The Rangers should be able to chase out Chavez early and cruise home to a win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TEXAS RANGERS -165