Texas Rangers (18-13) vs. Los Angeles Angels (19-14)
May 6, 2023 9:07 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels -115 / Texas Rangers +105; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels meet Saturday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Texas Rangers have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 straight games. The Rangers have split their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 35 hits and 25 RBI, while Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung have combined for 61 hits and 45 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 3.93 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 3-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 48 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 5 of their last 6 games. The Angels have won 8 of their last 10 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 68 hits and 41 RBI. Reid Detmers gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Detmers is 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
The Rangers are 3-8 in their last 11 Saturday games and 7-16 in their last 23 during game 2 of a series. The Angels are 19-7 in their last 26 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League West. The over is 3-1-1 in Rangers last 5 overall. The over is 5-0 in Angels last 5 Saturday games. The Rangers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Angels should be favored at home with the way their offense has picked up lately. However, the Rangers have been slightly more consistent overall, and you can argue they have an edge on the mound with Nathan Eovaldi. Reid Detmers hasn’t exactly settled in yet this season. Give me the Rangers and the plus money.
