Angels vs Rangers: How to Watch, Odds, Predictions and More

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The Angels are hosting the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers on Monday, and welcoming a familiar face back to their lineup for the first time since April:
Anthony Rendon is leading off and starting at third for the #Angels against the Rangers pic.twitter.com/3FHSWkAf0s
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) July 8, 2024
Anthony Rendon's first game back from the injured list will see him bat leadoff against veteran right-hander Jon Gray. Miguel Sanó was designated for assignment to make room for Rendon on the active roster in a corresponding move. Here's what else you need to know about Monday's game:
How to Watch
• Time: 6:38 p.m. PT
• Location: Angel Stadium, Anaheim
• TV: Bally Sports West
• Radio: 830-AM
Odds
• Moneyline: Rangers -155 / Angels +130
• Over/under: 8.5
Predictions
The Angels' key to victory might rest on Davis Daniel, who has shown promise with a 2.70 ERA but is still gaining experience as a major league starter. Jon Gray will start for Texas, bringing a 3.81 ERA, though he's had mixed results recently. Expect a high-scoring game.
More
• The Angels have been shut out in three of their last five games.
• Daniel has a 0.00 ERA at Angel Stadium over 16 innings pitched.
• Newcomer Keston Hiura, who joined the Angels following a successful stint with Triple-A Salt Lake, has swiftly made his mark with a .360 batting average.
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J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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