Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | September 30

The Los Angeles Angels (70-86) will aim to keep a four-game winning streak going when they host the Texas Rangers (66-89) on Friday at 9:38 PM ET. The Angels are favored (-170) over the Rangers (+148). Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers starts against Texas’ Glenn Otto.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Rangers

• Game Day: Friday, September 30, 2022
• Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels rank 11th in baseball with 186 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• The Angels have the 24th-ranked batting average in the league (.232).
• The Angels are 26th in baseball with a .296 on-base percentage.
• The Angels strike out 9.6 times per game, the worst average in baseball.
• The Angels average 1.3 homers per home game this season (103 total at home).
• The Angels have a .413 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .241 with 622 hits (8.0 per game) at home this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles with 154 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .529.
• Ohtani ranks 35th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
• Ohtani hopes to build on a 14-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .385 with three doubles and five RBI.
• Mike Trout is hitting .275 with 25 doubles, two triples, 38 home runs and 51 walks.
• Trout heads into this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .316 with four doubles, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .364 this season while batting .281 with 60 walks and 70 runs scored.
• Ward brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .444 with a double, two home runs, three walks and two RBI.
• Luis Rengifo has 16 home runs, 51 RBI and a batting average of .273 this season.
• Rengifo takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .280 with a home run and four RBI.

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers have hit 192 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• The Rangers have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
• The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 25th in the league.
• The Rangers rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 77 road contests this season.
• In 77 road games this season, they’re slugging .389 with 211 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 8.3 base hits per game and batting .239 on the road this season.

Rangers Key Batters

• Marcus Semien is hitting .255 with 31 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 52 walks.
• Including all qualified players, Semien is 71st in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 97th and he is 53rd in slugging.
• Semien hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Corey Seager has 23 doubles, a triple, 32 home runs and 57 walks while hitting .244.
• Seager ranks 94th in batting average, 81st in on-base percentage and 44th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Adolis Garcia has 31 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .250.
• Nate Lowe’s 174 hits, .357 on-base percentage and .496 slugging percentage are all team-highs.

Angels vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers