Los Angeles Angels (9-7, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (10-7, first in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano (2-1, 2.70 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Rangers: Patrick Corbin (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, zero strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -115, Rangers -104; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a seven-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Angels.
Texas is 7-1 at home and 10-7 overall. The Rangers have a 3-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Los Angeles is 9-7 overall and 7-6 on the road. The Angels are 4-1 in games decided by one run.
The teams square off Wednesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Kyren Paris has a double, a triple, five home runs and eight RBI for the Angels. Taylor Ward is 10-for-45 with five home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .225 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Angels: 5-5, .253 batting average, 4.92 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (side), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (finger), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Angels: Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (thumb), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (upper body), Zachary Neto: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Robert William Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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