Texas Rangers (18-12) vs. Los Angeles Angels (18-14)
May 5, 2023 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels / Texas Rangers ; Over/Under: -
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The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels meet Friday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Texas Rangers have scored 28 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Rangers are 16-4 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 33 hits and 24 RBI, while Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 60 hits and 44 RBI. Dane Dunning gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. Dunning is 2-3 with a 5.49 ERA and 46 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
The Los Angeles Angels have scored 22 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 11 games. The Angels have won 9 of their last 12 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels with 36 hits and 19 RBI, while Mike Trout and Hunter Renfroe have combined for 65 hits and 40 RBI. Tyler Anderson gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 5.74 ERA and 18 strikeouts this season. Anderson is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
I’m not thrilled to get behind Tyler Anderson with the way he’s looked so far this season, but the Angels are at home and the offense has woken up. I need to see Dane Dunning in a larger sample size, as past seasons haven’t been great, so there’s reason to question this start. The Angels are swinging a hot bat right now. Give me the home team.
