Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers MLB Odds, Betting Preview 9/5/15

Major League Baseball action on Wednesday evening and the Los Angeles Angels will invade Globe Life Park to battle it out with the Texas Rangers. This is game three of a three-game series and has a start time of 8:05 pm ET. These teams have split the first two games in this series, while the Angels lead the season series 7-5.

Lines: Los Angeles -126… Texas +116… Over/Under 10

Pitching Matchup

Jaime Barria will toe the slab for the Angels and he has gone 9-8 with a 3.46 ERA in 21 starts in this his first year in the league, including 5-3 with a 2.77 ERA in 10 starts on the road. He has faced the Rangers three times this year and is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in those games, including 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two starts here at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers will trot out Bartolo Colon and he has gone 7-11 with a 5.45 ERA in 25 games (23 starts) on the year, including 4-4 with a 5.64 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) here at home. In his career, he has gone 127-92 with a 4.14 ERA in 279 games (276 starts) on the road and 40-26 with a 3.94 ERA in 87 games (83 starts) during Sept/ Oct, while against the Angels he has gone 12-9 with a 3.88 ERA in 27 games (28 starts).  

A Look At The Angels

The Los Angeles Angels continue to have a rough season as they are now five games under .500 for the year after losing 4-2 on Tuesday night. The offense had been very good for much of the season, but it has really struggled of late. The Angels are 4-10 in their last 14 games and they have scored just 44 runs in those games, with 10 of them coming in one game. Overall, they have averaged just 3.14 rpg in the 14 games. This has been a hitter’s park this year and they have scored just five runs in the two games. They are 15th in the league in scoring, putting up 4.48 rpg.

On Tuesday night, they lost by a score of 4-2 and taking the loss in the game was Andrew Heaney. He had a rough outing as he allowed four ERs on seven hits and a walk while striking out five in 6.0 innings of work. Heaney is now at 8-9 with a 4.16 ERA on the year. David Fletcher had three hits in the game, while Shohei Ohtani crushed his 16th homer in the game. The Angels have gone 34-37 on the road and they have averaged 4.50 ERA and have allowed 4.14 rpg.    

A Look At the Rangers

The Texas Rangers have not had a good year either as they are currently in last place in the American League West. They are 17 games under .500 for the year and 25.0 games out of first in their division. They won game two by a score of 4-2, but are still just 3-6 in their last nine games. The Rangers had their way with Minnesota pitching in their last series as they scored 29 runs in the three games, but they have been held to just five runs in the first two games of this series. Overall, this has been one of the best offenses in the league as they are 5th in the league in scoring putting up 4.81 rpg so far.

They did score four in game two and that was enough as the Rangers got a solid outing from Mike Minor. He allowed just two ERs on three hits and a walk while striking out seven in 5.0 innings of work. He is now 11-7 with a 4.31 ERA on the year and has been their best starter so far. The pen did the rest and picking up his 9th save of the year was Joe Leclerc. Nomar Mazara had two hits and two RBIs, while Elvis Andrus (6), and Adrian Beltre (9) both went deep in the game. The Rangers have gone 32-42 here at home and they have averaged 5.57 rpg and have allowed 5.91 rpg in those games.    

Trends

Los Angeles is:

10-4 in their last 14 vs. a team with a losing record

5-2 in Barrias last 7 starts

1-6 in their last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter

The Under is 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a right-handed starter

Texas is:

10-4 in their last 14 home games vs. a team with a losing road record

9-4 in their last 13 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game

3-7 in their last 10 games following a win

The Over is 9-1-1 in their last 11 after allowing two runs or less in their previous game