Saturday night baseball and we will see the Los Angeles Angels take on the Texas Rangers in game 3 of their 4 game series from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for a 7:15 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised on Fox.
Current Odds
Los Angeles -170
Texas +155
Over/ Under: 9.5 O -115
Analysis: The Los Angeles Angels continue to stay hot. After taking the 1st 2 games of this series the Angels have now won 17 of their last 21 games and are now sitting just 2.5 games behind the Oakland A's in the AL West. The Angels have been very good on offense this year, as they come in ranked 1st in scoring (5.03 rpg), 3rd in hitting (.267) and 5th in the league in homers (101). The Pitching for the Angels has been average at best, as they are 15th in the league in ERA (3.82) and 10th in WHIP (1.25). Getting the Ball for the Halos tonight will be Jered Weaver, who is 9-6 with a 3.50 ERA overall, while on the road he is 4-3 with a 4.72 ERA. Jered is 13-8 with a 3.57 ERA In 33 career starts vs the Rangers.
The Rangers have really fallen on hard times, as they come in having lost 6 in a row and 20 of their last 23 games. The slide now has the Rangers in last place in the AL West, 20 games behind the A's. The Texas offense has been average this year, ranking 14th in scoring (4.11 rpg), 6th in hitting (.261) and 25th in homers (68). For this team it has been the pitching that has really let them down, as they come in ranked 29th in ERA (4.90) and 30th in WHIP (1.49). Getting the ball for the Rangers tonight will be Miles Mikolas, who has made 2 starts this year and has allowed 12 ER’s in just 8.2 innings of work in the two starts.
Pick: The Angels are streaking, while the Rangers have really dropped out of any contention in the AL West. They have won just 3 of their last 20 games, while the Angels have won 17 of their last 21. Jered Weaver has struggled some on the road, but he is 13-8 with a 3.57 ERA in his career vs the Rangers, so he rates a big edge over Miles Mikolas, who has been shelled for 12 ER's in just 8.2 innings of work over his 2 starts this year. I see both teams continuing to head in the same direction that they have of late.
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