Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/9/26, 7:20 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 8/9/26 at 7:36 PM in MLB Picks

It's a pivotal month for the Rangers, and they're starting the second week of August in the best possible way. They faced an Angels team with the worst record in MLB. A sweep at Angel Stadium is essential; the Rangers are just one game behind the Astros for the division lead. Meanwhile, Texas holds the last wild card spot, but six teams are poised to snatch it away, all within 3.5 games of each other.

The Rangers won their weekend series, supported on Friday and Saturday by very solid outings from their starters Eovaldi and DeGrom. However, on Sunday, the Texas pitcher struggled to keep the ball in the park; they allowed four home runs in the 5-10 loss, which dropped their record to 59-59. Even so, the starting pitching remains the strongest part of this team, and Gore will try to keep the Halos from scoring on Monday in Los Angeles.

The Angels have indeed positioned themselves as aggressive sellers this year; they're thinking ahead again and have partially dismantled their roster before the trade deadline. They sent Adell to the Guards and Soriano to the Jays. However, the dynamics haven't changed for them; they've lost their last five series and were crushed by the Marlins on Sunday.