Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 68-66 Los Angeles Angels play host to the 70-63 Texas Rangers tonight in MLB action on the grass of Angel Stadium, Sept 5, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:05PM ET.
Betting Lines
Moneyline: Rangers -108/Angels +102
O/U Total: 7.5
Pitching Matchup
Derek Holland (L) W/L 2-1 WHIP 0.94 ERA 2.82
Jered Weaver (R) W/L 6-10 WHIP 1.23 ERA 4.94
Los Angeles upended Texas 5-2 yesterday. They are 1-0 on their homestand and 4-5 in their last 9 games. The Rangers are 2-2 on their road trip and 6-2 in their past 8 games.
The Angels have a 7-3 advantage in the last 10 matchups between these two AL West rivals in 2015.
Holland was a 6-0 winner over Baltimore in his last start. He went 9 innings and struck out 11 for his 2nd Q start in 4 starts this year.
Weaver was hammered in his last outing, losing 9-2 at Cleveland. He surrendered 8 runs over 6 innings of work. He has 9 Q starts on the season.
Texas 1B-DH Mike Napoli is 11-32 (.344) against Weaver with 3 HRs and 4 RBIs while OF Shin-Soo Choo is 14-37 (.378) with 5 RBIs. 1B Mitch Moreland is 10-32 (.312) vs. the veteran right-hander with 2 solo HRs and a stolen base while SS Elvis Andrus is 23-75 (.307) with 2 HRs, 5 RBIs and 4 SBs. The Rangers are hitting .284 as a team against Weaver.
Angels’ OF Collin Cowgill is 3-10 (.300) against Holland with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs while 1B Albert Pujols is 6-18 (.333) with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs. OF Mike Trout is 9-26 (.346) vs. the left-hander with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs while C Chris Iannetta is 6-17 (.353) with a HR and 4 RBIs. LA is hitting .341 as a team against Holland.
Texas at Los Angeles Betting Trends
Texas is 6-2 straight up in their last 8 games overall.
The Rangers are 3-8 straight up in their last 11 games against the Angels.
The game total has gone over in 6 of Texas’s last 8 games against Los Angeles.
The Angels are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 home games.
The game total has gone over in 4 of the Angels last 5 home games.
Injury Report
TEXAS RANGERS
Kyle Blanks 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Lisalverto Bonilla 60-Day Disabled List
Robinson Chirinos 15-Day Disabled List
Alex Claudio P 60-Day Disabled List
Yu Darvish P 60-Day Disabled List
Jurickson Profar 60-Day Disabled List
Antoan Richardson 60-Day Disabled List
Nick Tepesch P 60-Day Disabled List
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Johnny Giavotella 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Skaggs P 60-Day Disabled List
C.J. Wilson P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Moneyline)
Texas: 70%
Los Angeles: 30%
Free MLB Pick
Jered Weaver was awful in his last two games getting tagged with 14 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings. Both of those games came on the road and were hoping for a reversal of form today at home where he is 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA in eight starts. Weaver hasn’t started against the Rangers since last season when he took them on three times recording three Q starts with the Angels getting the money in all three. Texas gives the ball to Derek Holland who has been good since returning and is coming off of a complete game shutout against the Orioles. What we don’t like besides the pitch count in his latest (116) is that he has struggled mightily against the Angels lineup with the expected active roster compiling a .341 lifetime batting average against him.
Take the Los Angeles Angels -102 @ BETONLINE.AG
