The Texas Rangers (77-84) will visit the Los Angeles Angels (63-98), Sunday at 3:07 p.m. ET, with the Angels on a five-Game losing streak.
The Rangers are favored (-146 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Angels (+123). The scheduled starters are Andrew Heaney (5-14) for the Texas Rangers, and Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Yesterday, the Rangers picked up a 9-8 win over the Angels, with Dane Dunning (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) registering the win for the Rangers. Nate Lowe went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the offensive attack. Jose Quijada (0.1 IP, 3 R, 0 H, 1 K) picked up the loss for the Angels.
Before this Rangers vs. Angels matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rangers (-146, bet $146 to win $100)
- Underdog: Angels (+123, bet $100 to win $123)
- Over/under: 8
Rangers vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, September 29, 2024
- Game Time: 3:07 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 88 times this season and won 51, or 58%, of those games.
- Texas is 24-11 this season when entering a game favored by -146 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.3% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 73 of 159 chances this season.
- The Rangers are 68-90-0 ATS in their 158 games with a spread this season.
Andrew Heaney (Rangers probable starter)
- Heaney gets the start for the Rangers, his 32nd of the season. He is 5-14 with a 4.28 ERA and 159 strikeouts through 160 2/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he tossed four innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
- In 32 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.28, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .251 against him.
- Heaney enters this game with seven quality starts under his belt this year.
- Heaney has put together 21 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had six appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Angels offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.371) and ranks 22nd in MLB play with 165 home runs. It has a collective .230 batting average, and is 27th in MLB with 1223 total hits and 27th in MLB play scoring 635 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Angels this season, Heaney has thrown 13 2/3 innings, giving up 12 earned runs on 18 hits while striking out 16.
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers have hit 174 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
- Fueled by 406 extra-base hits, Texas ranks 23rd in MLB with a .379 slugging percentage this season.
- The Rangers rank 21st in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
- Texas has scored 675 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Rangers have the 21st-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).
- Texas is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking eighth with an average of eight strikeouts per game.
Angels stats and trends
Angels betting records
- The Angels have been underdogs in 129 games this season and have come away with the win 54 times (41.9%) in those contests.
- This year, Los Angeles has won 35 of 86 games when listed as at least +123 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 44.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 74 of its 160 opportunities.
- The Angels have an against the spread mark of 79-80-0 in 159 games with a line this season.
Jack Kochanowicz (Angels probable starter)
- The Angels will send Kochanowicz (2-5) out to make his 11th start of the season. He is 2-5 with a 4.01 ERA and 24 strikeouts through 58 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out came on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, when the righty threw seven scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
- Over 10 games this season, the 23-year-old has a 4.01 ERA and 3.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .282 to opposing batters.
- Kochanowicz is looking for his third straight quality start.
- Kochanowicz will look to extend a nine-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per appearance).
- In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will take the hill against a Rangers offense that ranks 21st in the league with 1291 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .379 (23rd in the league) with 174 total home runs (18th in MLB play).
- Kochanowicz has pitched six innings, giving up three earned runs on eight hits against the Rangers this season.
Angels batting stats
- The Angels rank 22nd in MLB action with 165 home runs. They average one per game.
- So far this year, Los Angeles is slugging .371, the third-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Angels are 27th in the majors with a .230 batting average.
- Los Angeles scores the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (635 total, 3.9 per game).
- The Angels’ .302 on-base percentage ranks 24th in the majors.