The Los Angeles Angels (58-82) travel to face off against the Texas Rangers (68-73) on Friday, September 6th. This game will be played at Globe Life Field in Arlington and televised on BSSW. The Rangers are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Angels are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Rangers. First pitch is set for 7:05 CT.

Angels vs. Rangers Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Rangers (-170)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 9 Runs

• The Rangers have won 8 of their last 15 games, showing a positive trend in recent performance.
• The Rangers have a 6-3 record at home in their last 9 home games, indicating strong home-field advantage.
• In the last 15 games, the Rangers have scored 5 or more runs in 7 games, demonstrating consistent offensive production.
• The Rangers have won 3 of their last 4 games against the Angels, suggesting a favorable head-to-head matchup.
• The Rangers have a 3-game winning streak, indicating momentum going into the game against the Angels.

Angels vs Rangers

It was a low-scoring game in the most recent game of this Rangers vs Angels series. Texas went into the matchup as -194 favorites and squeaked out a 3-1 win. The Rangers offense only had two more hits than the Angels and struck out 11 times, but still picked up a win.

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz actually had a good outing, going six innings and giving up just one hit and three earned runs. He took the loss in the game. Cody Bradford got the win for the Rangers out of the bullpen, and Kirby Yates got the save.

Texas got to Kochanowicz in the first inning, scoring all three of their runs. As for the Angels, they didn’t get on the board until the 3rd inning and could only muster one run. Heading into the game, the Angels offense had been averaging 5.3 runs per game.

Los Angeles has a 52-67 record as underdogs this season, but they have struggled as favorites, going just 6-15. Overall, the Angels are 58-82 and are 5th in the AL West, 17 games behind the Astros. In series matchups, they have a 12-29-3 record, including losing the series vs. the Rangers 1-0.

On the run line, the Angels have a 73-67 record, making them a profitable team to bet on. As underdogs, they are 68-51, but as favorites, they are just 5-16. The O/U line for today’s game is set at 9 runs, which is near their season average of 8.7 runs per game. Their O/U record is 66-69, and when the line is 9, they have gone 11-17-4 O/U.

Samuel Aldegheri Gets The Start For The Angels

Samuel Aldegheri is on the mound for the Angels today, as they take on the Rangers on the road. Aldegheri is coming off a loss in his first start of the season, where he gave up 2 earned runs over 5 innings. He finished with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.

Angels Offense Breakdown

Los Angeles has been one of the worst offensive teams in the league this season, averaging just 3.9 runs per game (27th). They are also near the bottom of the league in home runs and team batting average. However, they do have three players with at least 20 homers, led by Taylor Ward and Zach Neto, who have 21 and 20 homers, respectively. Ward and Neto are also the team’s leader in RBIs, with Ward having 64 and Neto at 67.

Ward has gone deep three times in his last five games while batting .368 in that stretch. Overall, he is hitting .243 this season. Zach Neto has also gone deep three times in his last four games and comes into the game with a batting average of .257. The Angels’ longest hitting streak is four games, which is held by Brandon Drury.

With a 68-73 record, the Rangers are 7.5 games behind the Astros in the AL West. They have won three straight games and are 8-2 in their last ten, the best in the division during that span.

As the home favorite, Texas is 32-21, and their overall series record is 19-24-1. The over/under record for Rangers games with a 9-run line is 10-13-2, and this season, 19 of their games have had totals over 9 runs, making up 13.5% of their games.

Gerson Garabito Gets The Start For The Rangers

Right-hander Gerson Garabito is getting the start for the Rangers today and has made one start and 11 appearances this season. He finished with a no-decision in his only start, going two-thirds of an inning out of the bullpen against the Yankees on September 3rd. In that outing, he didn’t give up a run, a hit, or a walk. Looking back at his last three outings, Garabito has finished with a no-decision in each appearance. His ERA for the season is 2.55, along with a record of 0-1. Opponents are batting .159 off Garabito this season.

Rangers Offense Breakdown

Over the past six games, Josh Jung has gone 10/24 with two homers and five RBIs, and Wyatt Langford has also gone deep twice while going 8/24. Langford is also on a five-game hitting streak. For the season, Langford is batting just .225, and Jung is at .236.

Corey Seager has been the Rangers’ best hitter this season, leading the team with 30 homers and 74 RBIs, while batting .278. Adolis Garcia has 22 homers but is batting just .222. As a team, the Rangers are 22nd in runs per game at 4.2 and have the 17th ranked home run total in the league.

Angels vs Rangers Prediction

Our prediction for the Rangers vs. Angels matchup is to take the over, with the line sitting at 9 runs. Our predicted final score is 6-5 in favor of the Rangers, giving us a lot of room to work with in terms of the over/under line.

Looking at the starting pitchers, Gerson Garabito is projected to finish with five strikeouts, and you could look to see if there is a strikeout line for him. As for Samuel Aldegheri, he is projected to finish with four K’s.

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