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Angels (8:05PM ET FSSW, FSW, MLB.TV) – Due for a $$$$ winner here and we head to the Lone Star State where the Texas Rangers welcome the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the opener of a three game set between two middle of the pack squads in the AL West at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Both of these teams have been hovering around .500 for this season and while we have played against both at times, the Rangers are one of the more overrated teams in the league this year and this is an ideal spot to play against them tonight. The Angels offense is starting to heat up and it’s no surprise it comes as Mike Trout is finally breaking out of a slump that had he and the Angels offense stifled for the majority of the first month of the season. Trout is hitting a torrid .429 in his last eight games with four home runs and gets a dream matchup here as the Rangers send Colby Lewis to the mound, a guy Mike Trout has owned over a large sample size in his career, hitting .400 with four home runs in 30 at bats against Lewis. Trout isn’t alone as this entire Angels lineup has had a field day against the Rangers veteran right hander as Kole Calhoun also hits right around .400 and have obliterated Lewis to the tune of a 1-7 record and a 9.78 ERA for Lewis against the Angels in nine starts. It gets worse for Lewis at Globe Life Park where he is 0-5 with an 11.01 ERA in his last seven starts against the Angels who have simply had the Rangers number all around, winning 16 of 20 in this ball park since 2014. Lewis is off to a decent start this season with a 3.38 ERA but with the Angels hitting him hard year in and year out this is just a bad matchup for Lewis and it will take some big time run support to put him in position to avoid another loss to the Angels tonight. Runs will be at a premium tonight for the Rangers as the Angels send red hot lefty Hector Santiago to the hill who is unblemished at 2-0 this season with a 2.70 ERA and has always had success against this Rangers team. Santiago’s numbers get better in this ballpark as well has he is 5-0 with a 2.23 ERA in seven career starts at Globe Life Park and he will be backed by an offense that has finally started to hit as the Angels are averaging 5.4 runs per game in their past five, four of which are Angels wins. As we learned with the Cardinals last night, all the numbers stacking up in your favor doesn’t always lead to a win but it will more times than not and that’s what we have again here with the Angels here tonight. Mike Trout playing well is essential to the Angels success and he is swinging the bat as good as he has all season right now. Trout has demolished Lewis throughout his career and the other Angels have followed suit with numbers so gaudy that we just don’t see a scenario where Lewis shuts down an entire lineup of guys that have hammered him year in and year out. Hector Santiago is becoming the stopper on this staff as he has been by far the Angels most consistent and best starter this season and considering he has had a ton of success against the Rangers and pitching in this ballpark over the year it’s an ideal spot to back him at a fair price tonight. Both teams come in playing good ball but it’s the Angels that are really hitting their stride right now and with all the statistical advantages lining up in the Angels favor, back the Halos to stay hot, get to Colby Lewis yet again and take the opener in Arlington tonight.
Angels (8:05PM ET FSSW, FSW, MLB.TV) – Due for a $$$$ winner here and we head to the Lone Star State where the Texas Rangers welcome the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the opener of a three game set between two middle of the pack squads in the AL West at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Both of these teams have been hovering around .500 for this season and while we have played against both at times, the Rangers are one of the more overrated teams in the league this year and this is an ideal spot to play against them tonight. The Angels offense is starting to heat up and it’s no surprise it comes as Mike Trout is finally breaking out of a slump that had he and the Angels offense stifled for the majority of the first month of the season. Trout is hitting a torrid .429 in his last eight games with four home runs and gets a dream matchup here as the Rangers send Colby Lewis to the mound, a guy Mike Trout has owned over a large sample size in his career, hitting .400 with four home runs in 30 at bats against Lewis. Trout isn’t alone as this entire Angels lineup has had a field day against the Rangers veteran right hander as Kole Calhoun also hits right around .400 and have obliterated Lewis to the tune of a 1-7 record and a 9.78 ERA for Lewis against the Angels in nine starts. It gets worse for Lewis at Globe Life Park where he is 0-5 with an 11.01 ERA in his last seven starts against the Angels who have simply had the Rangers number all around, winning 16 of 20 in this ball park since 2014. Lewis is off to a decent start this season with a 3.38 ERA but with the Angels hitting him hard year in and year out this is just a bad matchup for Lewis and it will take some big time run support to put him in position to avoid another loss to the Angels tonight. Runs will be at a premium tonight for the Rangers as the Angels send red hot lefty Hector Santiago to the hill who is unblemished at 2-0 this season with a 2.70 ERA and has always had success against this Rangers team. Santiago’s numbers get better in this ballpark as well has he is 5-0 with a 2.23 ERA in seven career starts at Globe Life Park and he will be backed by an offense that has finally started to hit as the Angels are averaging 5.4 runs per game in their past five, four of which are Angels wins. As we learned with the Cardinals last night, all the numbers stacking up in your favor doesn’t always lead to a win but it will more times than not and that’s what we have again here with the Angels here tonight. Mike Trout playing well is essential to the Angels success and he is swinging the bat as good as he has all season right now. Trout has demolished Lewis throughout his career and the other Angels have followed suit with numbers so gaudy that we just don’t see a scenario where Lewis shuts down an entire lineup of guys that have hammered him year in and year out. Hector Santiago is becoming the stopper on this staff as he has been by far the Angels most consistent and best starter this season and considering he has had a ton of success against the Rangers and pitching in this ballpark over the year it’s an ideal spot to back him at a fair price tonight. Both teams come in playing good ball but it’s the Angels that are really hitting their stride right now and with all the statistical advantages lining up in the Angels favor, back the Halos to stay hot, get to Colby Lewis yet again and take the opener in Arlington tonight.
$$$$ Angels -120
Been cold with the $$$$ plays but I really love this play here and we are due to hit a couple of these. Everything stacks up in the Angels favor here and they are playing good ball, they win tonight. topflightsportsinfo dot com
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