Ben Burns
Sep 04 '18, 8:05 PM in 9h
MLB | Angels vs Rangers
Play on: Rangers -112 at 5Dimes
The Angels took yesterday's series opener but the Rangers should return the favor this evening. Both starters were sharp last time out. However, while Minor has been "consistently sharp" of late, Heaney's previous couple of starts had been terrible. He's still got a poor 5.71 ERA and 1.558 WHIP his last three. Minor, by comparison, has a 3.06 ERA and excellent 0.792 WHIP his last three. He's now 4-1 with a 2.78 ERA his last six starts. For the season, Minor is 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 1.013 WHIP in 13 home starts. Heaney, on the other hand, is 1-5 with a 5.06 ERA in 13 road starts. Also, while the Angels haven't seen Minor since 2014, the Rangers pounded Heaney (again) less than three weeks ago. Heaney would give up six runs on 10 hits in that one. In his last three starts against Texas, he's allowed 15 combined runs in 13 2/3 innings. In addition to walking six batters, he gave up 24 hits, six of them leaving the park. That gives him an ugly 7.88 ERA and 1.959 WHIP in five career starts vs. Texas. Prior to yesterday's game, the Rangers had scored 25 runs in their previous three games compared to LA managing just eight. All things considered, this line could easily be higher. Consider Texas.