Angels visit the Rangers to start 3-game series

Los Angeles Angels (36-55, fifth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (45-45, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano (8-5, 3.51 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 111 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (7-5, 3.48 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -168, Angels +138; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday to open a three-game series.

Texas has gone 20-20 at home and 45-45 overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.

Los Angeles is 36-55 overall and 15-30 on the road. The Angels have hit 104 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.

The teams match up Tuesday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has a .297 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 22 doubles and nine home runs. Nicky Lopez is 12 for 34 with three RBI over the past 10 games.

Nolan Schanuel has 14 doubles and six home runs for the Angels. Josh Lowe is 10 for 31 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .256 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Angels: 3-7, .217 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Josh Jung: day-to-day (undisclosed), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (hip), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

Angels: Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hand), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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