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 evening 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 collection 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 can 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 putting 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 putting out 22.
The Angels received the collection opener, 6-4, on Monday evening, 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 residence 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 robust,” Angels interim supervisor Ray Montgomery mentioned of getting a win over deGrom. “He is among the best within the sport and he has been for a very long time. He made a few errors … and we capitalized on them with residence 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 bought each mistake,” Texas supervisor Bruce Bochy mentioned. “You give them credit score there. They hit a number of residence runs. On this ballpark, the ball flies. For those who get it up within the air, it is bought a great likelihood of going out, and that is what occurred.”
It was simply the second loss in 10 video games for the reason that 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 by way of loads. They are not going to dwell on this sport right here. They’re going to put this behind them, we’ll come out and play tomorrow. We’re in July. We now have a number of baseball left.”
–Subject Degree Media