Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers (43-48) will match up against Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels (37-53) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, July 9. First pitch is scheduled for 9:38 PM ET.
Ahead of Texas matching up against Los Angeles, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the piece below.
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Where to Watch Rangers vs. Angels
- Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Time: 9:38 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Pitching Matchup
Rangers: Max Scherzer
- Max Scherzer (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Rangers in his fourth start of the season. He has a 2.70 ERA in 16 2/3 innings pitched, with 11 strikeouts.
- The righty’s last time out was on Thursday against the San Diego Padres, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
- In three games this season, the 39-year-old has an ERA of 2.70, with 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .186 against him.
- Scherzer will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
Angels: Roansy Contreras
- Roansy Contreras (1-1) pitches first for the Angels to make his third start this season.
- The righty last appeared on Thursday against the Oakland Athletics, when he went 2 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .254 against him this season. He has a 4.04 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings over his 23 games.
- In 13 of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.
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Team Comparison
| Rangers | Angels | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.0 |
| 4.2 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 5.0 |
| .243 | Batting AVG | .235 |
| .230 | Batting AVG Against | .240 |
| 94 | Home Runs | 94 |
| 101 | Home Runs Allowed | 105 |
Rangers Offensive Leaders
- Semien is batting .232 this year, with a .678 OPS (.299 on-base, .380 slugging). He has 12 home runs and 49 RBI, plus 58 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 13.7%, and his walk rate is 8.5%.
- So far this season, Corey Seager is batting .273, with a .352 on-base percentage and a .485 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 17.9%, and his walk rate is 10.4%. He has 17 home runs and 45 RBI, plus 42 runs scored.
- Josh Smith’s current batting average is .290, and he has seven home runs and 34 RBI, plus 41 runs scored. He has a .380 on-base percentage, and a .442 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 18.9%, and his walk rate is 8.5%.
- The Rangers’ Adolis Garcia is batting .214, with a .279 on-base percentage and a .410 slugging percentage. He has 16 home runs and 44 RBI, plus 46 runs scored and seven steals on 10 attempts. His strikeout rate is 27.4%, and his walk rate is 7.5%.
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Angels Offensive Leaders
- Ward is hitting .238/.322/.419 this season with a walk rate of 10.6% and a strikeout rate of 24.3%. In addition, he’s popped 14 homers while driving in 44 runs and scoring 43 times.
- In 293 plate appearances this year, Logan O’Hoppe has put up a .275 average along with a .329 OBP and .465 SLG. He’s also swatted 12 homers with 40 RBI and 39 runs while putting up a 24.6% strikeout rate and 6.1% walk rate.
- This season, Zachary Neto has posted a batting average of .240 with an OPS of .702 (.289 OBP; .413 SLG), while belting 11 dingers with 33 runs and 39 RBI. He’s walking at a 4.6% clip and striking out 23.2% of the time. On the bases, he’s pilfered 14 bags on 20 tries.
- At the dish, Nolan Schanuel is batting .236/.315/.345 with eight homers, 30 RBI and 31 runs scored. He’s fanning 16.7% of the time and walking at a 9.1% rate.
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