Angels vs. Rangers MLB Pick
American League West rivals clash today at 3:05PM ET when the Rangers host the Angels. Will L.A. pull off the upset on the road?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Rangers are -116 money line favorites versus the Angels, who have odds of +106 money line underdogs. The total, meanwhile, is sitting at 8.5 runs with Garrett Richards set to face Cole Hamels in the pitching matchup.
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Richards earned his first win on his fifth chance by holding the Royals to an unearned run over 6 2/3 innings on Monday. He walked five and had to throw 115 pitches but he picked up the victory nonetheless. Richards is now 1-3 with a 2.35 ERA while striking out 30 in 30 2/3 innings.
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As for Hamels, he was scratched from a scheduled start on Monday against the Yankees due to left groin soreness. He threw a 26-pitch bullpen on that same day and felt good so he’ll start against the Angels today. Said Hamels: “Felt free and easy, nothing holding me back. If it was later [in the season], I don’t think we would have taken this sort of precaution.”
OUR PICK: The Angels are 7-2 in Richard’s last nine starts versus the Rangers, are 16-5 in their last 21 games in Arlington, and are 27-13 in their last 40 games overall versus Texas. The Halos are also 4-1 in their last five games versus a team with a winning record and with Hamels battling the groin issue, today is a good spot to grab the underdog Angels.
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