Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-128) Los Angeles (+106)

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (17-33) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (24-25) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at -128 while the Angels are at +106. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom and Grayson Rodriguez.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in the league. They have earned 192 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. The Rangers have accounted for 73 doubles as a team and have hit 46 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 183 RBI's as well as 382 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .236. Texas has a slugging % of .373 and have been rung up 421 times, while being walked on 178 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 50 home runs in addition to 179 runs in total (4th in MLB). Texas has surrendered 357 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 167 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.51 so far this season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 413 batters. They have walked 155 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a squad this year.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 44 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 26 holds on the campaign (19th in MLB). The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves for the year and have missed out on 5 of their 16 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 runners on the campaign with 30.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rangers have dispatched 154 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Rangers have converted 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,849 innings, which ranks them 4th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,283 putouts this year, as well as 372 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 9th in MLB, and they have turned 28 double plays.

deGrom has taken the ball for 1,589 innings and has 1,912 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.59 (457 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.984. He has allowed 1,211 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 353 free passes. deGrom (99-68 career record) has earned a FIP of 2.55 while he has faced 6,242 opposing batters in the majors.

Los Angeles has tallied 57 home runs on the year to go along with 192 RBIs. They have notched 72 doubles, while walking 181 times and putting up 199 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .224 this year. The Angels have a team slugging % of .376 and they score 3.98 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 483 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 371 base hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.452 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (426 strikeouts vs 232 bases on balls). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 407. They have given up 48 homers and they yield 5.46 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 267 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.99 (244 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.6% out of their 113 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with base runners. With 42 save situations, the Angels have earned 24 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 31.3%, and they have dispatched 157 relievers onto the field on the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 32 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 432 assists, 31 errors and have notched a total of 1,321 putouts for the year. In 3,963 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (25th in the majors).

Rodriguez (20-9 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.32 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and he has faced 1,027 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 116 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Rodriguez has given up 237 base knocks and he has 263 K's in 241 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+106)

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