Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-122) Los Angeles (+102)

The Los Angeles Angels (46-74) will compete against the Texas Rangers (60-60) at Angel Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Texas at -122 and Los Angeles is at +102. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jacob deGrom and Walbert Urena.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 1,023 times, while drawing a walk on 387 occasions. They have 478 RBI's and 972 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .243. The Rangers have compiled 172 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 135 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 495 runs and hold an OBP of .317. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 25th in baseball.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.24 for the year (20th in the league), and they have struck out 1,006 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 147 home runs and 526 runs (14th in baseball). They have walked 353 opposing players and their FIP is 4.13 as a squad for the season. Texas has surrendered 998 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 496 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 69.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 112 save situations. They have earned 34 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 out of their 49 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 base runners so far this season and 31.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 108 times in addition to having 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 384 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have 61 holds for the season (18th in the league).

The Rangers have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,471 innings, which has them ranked 14th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have earned 3,157 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 922 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and they have turned 77 double plays.

deGrom has thrown 1,657 innings and has accounted for 1,995 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.67 (491 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.997. He has allowed 1,277 base hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 375 free passes. deGrom (104-72 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.63 while he has gone up against 6,531 batters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has accumulated 124 home runs so far this season to go along with 469 runs batted in. They have tallied 177 doubles, while taking a walk 379 times and scoring 488 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have earned an on-base percentage of .310 as well as a batting average of .235 on the campaign. The Angels have a SLG% of .377 and they are scoring 4.07 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,137 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 941 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 581 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.49 (527 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 130 homers and they concede 4.95 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.374 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.20 (1,075 strikeouts vs 512 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 939.

Sitting with 105 save situations, the Angels have recorded 65 holds and also 20 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 37 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of their 201 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 132 times in high leverage situations in addition to 127 occasions with runners on base. They rank 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.9%, and they have dispatched 390 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in baseball). The Angels have recorded 982 assists, 70 errors and have a tally of 3,169 putouts this season. In 9,507 innings on the field, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Urena has conceded 76 base knocks while tallying 97 punch outs in 101 innings. Urena (7-8 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.85 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 32 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.294 and having a FIP of 2.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.76 and he has faced 436 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+102)

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