Sunday baseball and we will see the Los Angeles Angels take on the Texas Rangers in game 4 of their 4 game series from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for a 3:35 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Current Odds
Los Angeles -160
Texas +145
Over/ Under: 10 U -115
Analysis: The Los Angeles Angels continue to stay hot. After taking the 1st 3 games of this series the Angels have now won 18 of their last 22 games and are now sitting just 1.5 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 2nd in scoring (4.94 rpg), 4th in hitting (.265) and 5th in the league in homers (99). The Pitching for the Angels has been average at best, as they are 15th in the league in ERA (3.85) and 11th in WHIP (1.25). Getting the Ball for the Halos today will be Tyler Skaggs, who is 4-5 with a 4.15 ERA overall, while on the road he has gone 3-3 with a 2.96 ERA. Tyler is 1-1 with a 6.23 ERA in 2 career starts vs the Rangers.
The Rangers have really fallen on hard times, as they come in having lost 7 in a row and 21 of their last 24 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 (4.13 rpg), 6th in hitting (.262) and 26th in homers (67). The pitching has been very poor for the Rangers, as they come in ranked 29th in ERA (4.83) and 30th in WHIP (1.49). Getting the ball for the Rangers today will be Scott Baker, who has spent much of the tim in the pen this year and is 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA overall, while in his 3 starts this year he has gone 0-2 with a 5.94 ERA. Scott has really struggled vs the Halos in his career, going 1-5 with a 4.62 ERA in 11 starts vs them.
Pick: I really can't see the Rangers breaking their losing streak here. Their offense is bad and their pitching is downright horrible, while the Angels are continuing to stay hot. Tyler Skaggs has struggled some this year, but he does have a 2.96 ERA on the road, while Scott Baker is 0-2 with a 5.94 ERA in his 3 starts this year and he is 1-5 with a 4.62 ERA in his career vs the Halos. LA gets the sweep here.
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