The Rangers have won four of their last five games to sit at exactly .500 on the year at 59-59. They play the Angels tonight, whom they've lost four of their last six to, and the Rangers have a 27-32 road record. The bet today is on MacKenzie Gore, who pitched six innings of shutout ball against the Giants his last time out. The Rangers have won four of his last five starts, and tonight I think he slows down the Angels, who hit him for seven runs on July 8th. He's got paybacks on his mind. The Angels have lost Reid Detmers' last 6 starts. Rangers to win.
The one consistent thing that MacKenzie Gore has done in each of his appearances against the Angels this year is pickup strikeouts. He had seven in both starts, with the 2nd start being a rough one, covering just five innings and allowing seven runs on nine hits. But as you dig in, most of the damage came from one man, Jo Adell, who hit two homers and drove in five runs. Adell has since been traded, and Gore gets another right handed heavy lineup, where he's still finding strikeouts around a 27% rate with around a 14% swinging strike rate. Kumar Rocker had a short outing yesterday, so there is no long man if Gore gets in trouble early, so I think they push him.
Jung went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over Arizona.
Seager went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Latz picked up the save Sunday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed two runs on three hits and an intentional walk while striking out one over one inning.
Rangers manager Skip Schumaker told reporters that Quantrill was working through back tightness during his start in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
The Rangers recalled Osuna from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
The Rangers optioned Cauley to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
Rodriguez did not factor into the decision Sunday against the Nationals, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four across 5.1 innings.
Neto went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo homer and an additional run scored during the Angels' 6-5 loss to the Nationals on Sunday.
Pederson had X-rays on his hand come back negative after being hit by a pitch during Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Garcia (1-1) struck out one over a scoreless fifth inning to earn the win Saturday over the Diamondbacks.
