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Texas has dominated the Angels of late winning 17 of their last 22 games. They also catch LA in a bit of a funk as the Angels have dropped 5 of their last seven games. Rangers just match up well against the halos and as a almost 2-1 underdog defiantly worth a shot tonight
The intangible surrounds Texas starter Joe Saunders who began his career with the Angels from 2005-to-2010 before the franchise traded him to Arizona. Not only is the a “homecoming” for a pitcher who wants to prove the Angels letting him go was a mistake, Saunders has publicly chastised himself calling his last pair of mound appearances as only “decent” and wants to do better. He will be going against Garrett Richards who has put up excellent statistics for Los Angeles (2.87 ERA with 87 strikeouts) and his fastball has been clocked as one of the fastest in the junior circuit. Richards has allowed only TWO homers in near 88 overall innings pitched this campaign and faces a Texas lineup that has been torn apart by injury. The Rangers have already lost the services of two different firstbasemen (Prince Fielder and Mitch Moreland) for the remainder of the season along with top prospect and projected second-sacker Jurickson Profar
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