MLB Game Preview: Los Angeles Angels (61-69) vs. Texas Rangers (66-66)

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Game Details

Time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas

Season Series

Texas leads the season series 6–4 through ten games in 2025

Probable Pitchers

TeamStarterW–LERAWHIPStrikeouts
AngelsJose Soriano8–94.001.38130
RangersJacob deGrom10–52.760.93148

Soriano looks to bounce back after a rough stretch in July, while deGrom enters off seven straight quality starts and aims to lower his ERA toward 2.50

Key Players to Watch

Texas Rangers

  • Corey Seager: .269 AVG, 19 doubles, 19 HR
  • Wyatt Langford: leads club with 19 HR; last five games: .412 AVG, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 4 RBI
  • Adolis Garcia: team-high 66 RBI; two-game hit streak; last five games: .222 AVG, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI

Los Angeles Angels

  • Taylor Ward: 30 HR, 94 RBI (9th in MLB HR, 6th in RBI)
  • Zach Neto: .264 AVG, 26 2B, 1 3B, 21 HR, 27 BB
  • Jo Adell: .236 AVG, 15 2B, 1 3B, 29 HR, 28 BB; .559 xSLG(81st in MLB)

Betting Trends

  • Texas has won 42 of 66 games as favorites (63.6%) and is 8–3 when laying −186 or shorter
  • Los Angeles is 44–53 as underdogs, going 12–14 when +154 or longer (45.4% win rate)
  • In their last 10 outings, the Rangers are 3–2 as ML favorites (6 of 10 games went over) and the Angels are 2–6 as underdogs (5 of 10 under)

Game Odds

Los Angeles Angels         7.5

Texas Rangers                    – 186

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, August 24, 2025

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