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The 55-38 Texas Rangers travel to Anaheim to open a three-game set against the 40-52 L.A. The first pitch of Game 1 is scheduled to be thrown at 10:05PM ET at Angel Stadium tonight on July 18, 2016.
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In their last games: The Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 and the Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1. Texas scored four runs on six hits while their pitching excelled allowing one run on four hits in their win over the Cubs. Los Angeles scored eight runs on 10 hits and gave up one lone run on seven hits in their easy win over the Chicago White Sox.
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The Rangers snapped a four game losing streak with a victory in their latest at Wrigley. They are in first place in the AL West with a 4.5 game lead over the Houston Astros. Texas ranks 8th in the Majors in runs scored and 18th in team ERA.
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L.A. is 14.5 games back of the Rangers in the AL West, but they are coming off a three-game sweep over the Chicago White Sox. Their pitching was stellar in that series giving up just one run in the three games. L.A. ranks 14th in runs scored and 20th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Texas: A.J. Griffin (3-1, 3.81 ERA)<br />
Los Angeles: Nick Tropeano (3-2, 3.12 ERA)
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A.J. Griffin goes for the Rangers tonight and in his last outing he was tagged up for six earned runs in five innings in a 15-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The Rangers have lost two of his last three starts. Griffin faced the Angels in his first start of the season giving up three earned runs in six innings in a 7-3 Texas win. In his last four starts he has gone 18 innings and given up 11 earned runs. The Rangers are 6-2 in Griffin’s last 8 starts.
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Nick Tropeano gets the starting nod for the Angels and in his last outing he was solid only giving up one earned run in six innings, but the offense did not help out much is a 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The Angels have lost his last three starts. Tropeano had one of his better starts of the season in his lone outing against the Rangers not giving up any earned runs in six innings of work in a 2-0 L.A. win in late May. The Angels are 6-1 in Tropeano’s last 7 starts facing a team with a winning record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Rangers are 6-3 against the Angels this season.
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In the last 8 games between these teams the Under record is 6-2-1.
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In the last 7 games between these teams in L.A. the Under record is 6-1.
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This season the Angels are 19-26 at home and the Rangers are 26-23 on the road.
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STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS<br />
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Texas Rangers: 55-38 SU / O/U 48-40 / Run Line W/L 54-39<br />
L.A. Angels 40-52 SU / O/U 42-43 / Run Line W/L 41-51
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Texas at L.A. Key Betting Trends<br />
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TEX is 2-6 in their last 8 road games.
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TEX is 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
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TEX has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
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LA is 7-2 in their last 9 overall.
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LA is 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
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LA has an Under record of 4-0-1 in their last 5 games.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>RANGERS</b><br />
[RF] 04/04/2016 - Josh Hamilton 60-day DL (3/25) ( Knee )<br />
[C] 07/07/2016 - Bryan Holaday 60-day DL (7/5) ( Thumb )<br />
[P] 07/15/2016 - Jake Diekman 15-day DL (7/6) ( Finger )<br />
[RF] 07/16/2016 - Shin-Soo Choo "?" Sunday vs. Chicago Cubs ( Back )<br />
[P] 06/26/2016 - Colby Lewis 60-day DL (6/22) ( Back )<br />
[P] 06/22/2016 - Derek Holland 60-day DL (6/21) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 05/28/2016 - Tanner Scheppers 60-day DL (3/25) ( Knee )<br />
[CF] 05/24/2016 - Drew Stubbs 60-day DL (5/23) ( Toe )
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<b>ANGELS</b><br />
[P] 04/06/2016 - Andrew Heaney 60-day DL (4/4), out for season ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 04/03/2016 - C.J. Wilson 60-day DL (3/25), out for season ( Shoulder )<br />
[2B] 06/01/2016 - Cliff Pennington 15-day DL (6/1) ( Hamstring )<br />
[LF] 05/02/2016 - Craig Gentry 60-day DL (4/26) ( Back )<br />
[P] 05/10/2016 - Garrett Richards 60-day DL (5/2) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 06/14/2016 - Cory Rasmus 60-day DL (6/14) ( Groin )<br />
[LF] 07/06/2016 - Shane Robinson 15-day DL (7/6) ( Ankle )<br />
[1B] 07/09/2016 - C.J. Cron 15-day DL (7/8) ( Hand )
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