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Angels vs. Rangers Betting Overview

On Tuesday, the top two teams in the American League West will go at it for the first of a three game series. The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels will meet up. Texas comes into the game red-hot, as they have won 11 straight games. Los Angeles has held their own during that time, and trail by just four games in the American League West. The pitching match-up for this game will be Alexi Ogando for the Rangers, against Tyler Chatwood for the Angels.

Los Angeles Angels News and Betting Tips for Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Angels would love to make the race in the AL West even tighter. This three game series can do just that for them, if they play well. Los Angeles is coming off a 9-1 drubbing in Oakland on Sunday. The Angels are batting .254 as a team, which ranks right in the middle of the pack in MLB. Howie Kendrick is the leading hitter for Los Angeles, as he has a .295 batting average. The leading power man has been Mark Trumbo, with 18 homeruns.

Texas Rangers News and Betting Tips for Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Texas has been winning baseball games with their bats. The Rangers are hitting the baseball all over the place; and are now the second highest scoring team in all of baseball. Texas has scored 474 runs, and has a .272 batting average. The Rangers are led by several stars offensive. Michael Young, Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler are all picking up the slack, while All Star Josh Hamilton sits back and has a quiet season. Alexi Ogando, the rookie pitcher for Texas will be in search of his 10th win on the season. Ogando went 7 innings and picked up a win over Baltimore back on July 6th. Ogando has struck out 78 batters this season, and only walked 23. Tyler Chatwood comes into the game with a 5-5 record, and an earned run average of 3.62. Chatwood pitched 5.1 innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs in a no decision against the Tigers in his last outing. Like Ogando, this is Chatwood’s first season in the big leagues.

Our Rangers vs. Angels Pick and Predictions

This should be a pretty good game between the top two teams in the division. The Rangers are playing great baseball and have guys hitting the heck out of the ball. Ogando seems to have better stuff than Chatwood, but sometimes you just never know. We expect Ogando to slow the Angels offense, and the Rangers to hit the ball well. Look for Texas to come up with a road win on Tuesday, and move their season high winning streak to 12. We are betting the Texas Rangers over the Los Angeles Angles on Tuesday.

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