Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | July 31

Marcus Semien is only three hits away from his 100th of the season as his Texas Rangers (45-55) ready for a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (43-58) on Sunday at 4:07 PM ET. The Rangers are underdogs (+100) against the Angels (-119). Reid Detmers starts for Los Angeles while Texas will counter with Dane Dunning.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Rangers

• Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
• Game Time: 4:07 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels are 12th in MLB play with 111 total home runs.
• The Angels have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.227).
• The Angels rank 27th in baseball with a .298 on-base percentage.
• The Angels’ 9.7 strikeouts per game are the most in the league.
• The Angels have hit 63 home runs at home this season (1.2 per game).
• The Angels are slugging .404 with 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .238 at home this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Shohei Ohtani has an OPS of .822, fueled by an OBP of .341 and a team-best slugging percentage of .481 this season.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Ohtani ranks 94th in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage, and 28th in slugging.
• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .368 this season while batting .273 with 41 walks and 48 runs scored.
• Among qualifying batters, Ward’s batting average places him 43rd, his on-base percentage 19th, and his slugging percentage 41st.
• Jared Walsh is batting .231 with a .403 slugging percentage and 41 RBI this year.
• Luis Rengifo has been key for Los Angeles with 65 hits, an OBP of .321 plus a slugging percentage of .415.
• Rengifo has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .381 with three doubles, a triple, a walk and five RBI.

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers’ 126 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
• The Rangers rank 19th in MLB with a .239 team batting average.
• The Rangers have the 24th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.301).
• The Rangers rank 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
• In 53 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 66 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .402 in away games this season with 156 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 8.5 base hits per game and batting .244 on the road this season.

Rangers Key Batters

• Corey Seager has a team-best OBP (.325), and leads the Rangers in hits (92).
• Seager ranks 88th in batting average, 82nd in on-base percentage and 32nd in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in the big leagues.
• Semien is hitting .241 with 19 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 33 walks.
• Semien is currently 106th in batting average, 125th in on-base percentage and 94th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
• Adolis Garcia has 20 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 24 walks while batting .248.
• Nate Lowe is slugging .456 to lead his team.

Angels vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers