Angels heating up, search for sequence win vs. Rangers

The Los Angeles Angels will attempt to accomplish one thing they have not accomplished in over a month after they face the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night time in Anaheim, Calif.

Win three video games in a row.

The Angels have not received a trio of consecutive video games since June 23-25 after they swept a three-game sequence from the Boston Purple Sox. Los Angeles is 4 1/2 video games behind Boston for the ultimate American League wild-card spot. The Rangers are a half-game again.

All-Star Yusei Kikuchi (4-7, 3.23 ERA) will get the beginning for Los Angeles on Tuesday and will likely be opposed by fellow veteran left-hander Patrick Corbin (6-7, 3.78).

Kikuchi is 4-2 with a 5.01 ERA in 10 profession appearances (9 begins) towards the Rangers. Corbin is 3-0 with a 4.62 ERA in 5 profession begins towards the Angels. He picked up the win in a 11-4 victory at Anaheim Stadium on July 10, permitting two runs — a two-run homer by Taylor Ward — on seven hits in 5 innings whereas hanging out six.

Corbin is available in on a roll, going 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA in 4 begins in July, together with back-to-back street wins at San Diego and in Los Angeles towards the Angels. He has allowed solely 5 runs and 21 hits in 22 1/3 innings in July whereas hanging out 22.

The Angels received the sequence opener, 6-4, on Monday night time, roughing up Rangers ace Jacob deGrom within the course of.

deGrom, who entered the competition with a nine-start unbeaten streak, gave up a season-high 5 runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Ward matched his profession excessive together with his twenty fifth house run, a solo shot main off the underside of the sixth to interrupt a 3-3 tie. Kevin Newman and Luis Rengifo each hit two-run homers for the Angels.

“It is nice. He is powerful,” Angels interim supervisor Ray Montgomery mentioned of getting a win over deGrom. “He is among the finest within the sport and he has been for a very long time. He made a few errors … and we capitalized on them with house runs, which was good.”

Rengifo’s two-run blast to proper got here off reliever Jacob Webb and prolonged the Angels’ result in 6-3.

“The lengthy ball beat us tonight. They obtained each mistake,” Texas supervisor Bruce Bochy mentioned. “You give them credit score there. They hit numerous house runs. On this ballpark, the ball flies. If you happen to get it up within the air, it is obtained a very good probability of going out, and that is what occurred.”

It was simply the second loss in 10 video games because the All-Star break for the Rangers. The Rangers stay 4 video games behind first-place Houston within the AL West.

“Look, I’ve a peaceful group on the market,” Bochy instructed MLB.com. “They have been via rather a lot. They don’t seem to be going to dwell on this sport right here. They will put this behind them, we’ll come out and play tomorrow. We’re in July. We’ve got numerous baseball left.”

–Discipline Stage Media