In our MLB predictions for Thursday, July 28, we are breaking down the AL West showdown between Texas and Los Angeles to bring you the best Rangers vs Angels betting pick and odds. The Rangers and Halos open a four-game series, and Texas won five of its previous nine contests against Los Angeles in 2022.
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Rangers vs Angels Betting Pick
This game will be played at Angel Stadium at 9:38 PM ET on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
Why Bet The Angels:
✅ Shohei Ohtani (9-5; 2.80 ERA) will get the starting call for the Halos, and the 28-year-old two-way superstar is 6-1 in his previous seven starts. During that stretch, Ohtani has registered a microscopic 1.57 ERA and 1.47 FIP to go with a whopping 69 strikeouts across 46 innings of work.
✅ Spencer Howard will get the nod for the Rangers, and the 25-year-old righty is 1-2 with a terrible 7.11 ERA, 8.01 FIP, and 1.78 WHIP in five starts and a couple of relief appearances (25.1 innings pitched) in 2022. Last Friday, Howard took a loss in a 5-4 defeat at the lowly Oakland Athletics, allowing four earned runs on six hits and three walks through 4.2 innings of work.
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✅ The Rangers’ bullpen has already tossed 89.2 innings so far this month. It has registered a pedestrian 5.12 ERA and 4.84 FIP along with a troublesome 1.41 HR/9 and a .314 BABIP.
Texas Rangers
The Rangers have dropped four of their first six games of the second half of the season. Their Wednesday night’s clash against Seattle has been excluded from the analysis, and the 43-53 Rangers were looking to avoid a sweep in a three-game road series.
Texas is only 7-15 in July, posting a 4.72 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, and .263 opposing batting average. The Rangers have scored 112 runs in that 22-game stretch while slashing .244/.311/.422 with 30 home runs and 40 doubles across 763 at-bats.
Los Angeles Angels
At the time of writing, the 41-56 Angels had a 2-0 lead in a three-game series finale against the Kansas City Royals. They were looking to clinch the set and grab their third win in four outings. The Halos were 11 games behind the bottom wild card in the American League on Wednesday.
Mike Trout is still on the IL with a back injury and shouldn’t return Thursday for the start of the Rangers series. The Angels are hitting an ugly .198/.276/.296 in July while compiling a 4.82 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and .250 opposing batting average on the pitching side of things.