Rangers Starting Lineup vs Angels: Woodward Hoping For Repeat of Success
Texas Rangers (8-9) at Los Angeles Angels (8-6)
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
8:38 PM CT
Angel Stadium | Anaheim, CA
Probables:
TEX: RHP Jordan Lyles (1-0, 4.70 ERA)
vs
TEX: RHP Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 1.93 ERA)
Broadcast
Texas Rangers
TV: Bally Sports Southwest
Radio: 105.3 The Fan, KFLC
Los Angeles Angels
TV: My13 KCOP
Radio: KLAA
Texas Rangers Starting Lineup
- SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
- LF David Dahl
- RF Joey Gallo
- 1B Nate Lowe
- 2B Nick Solak
- DH Willie Calhoun
- C Jose Trevino
- CF Adolis García
- 3B Brock Holt
Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineup
- 2B David Fletcher
- 1B Jared Walsh
- CF Mike Trout
- LF Justin Upton
- 3B Jose Rojas
- DH Albert Pujols
- SS José Iglesias
- RF Scott Schebler
- C Kurt Suzuki
Chris Woodward on Repeating Lineup
Rangers manager Chris Woodward is sending out the same exact lineup from Monday night's 6-4 win. When asked why, his answer was simple.
"We won," Woodward laughed. "I don't know any other way to say it."
The Texas skipper emphasized his satisfaction of how the lineup performed on Monday, especially during the five-run sixth inning. Woodward seldom copies and pastes his previous day lineup. In a season dedicated to growth and development, this move sends a message that production still earns playing time.
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Rangers Injury Report
10-Day Injured List
- Brock Burke (left shoulder surgery in 2020): The Rangers like his progress, which is slow and steady.
- Khris Davis (Grade 2 left quad strain): Davis is about one week away from being fully cleared on the medical front.
- Demarcus Evans (right lat strain): He should be getting back into game action sometime in May.
- Ronald Guzmán (torn meniscus in right knee): Injured occurred in the first inning of last Monday's loss to Tampa Bay. Guzmán is being evaluated in Arlington. The Rangers should provide an update later in the week.
- Sam Huff (Grade 2 hamstring strain): Huff is progressing well and is in the latter stages of his rehab. The Rangers expect Huff to be ready for Opening Day of the minor league season, or shortly thereafter.
60-Day Injured List
- Matt Bush (right flexor strain): Bush is one week into six weeks of rest, then will undergo an MRI. It's looking like the soonest Bush could come back is around the All-Star break.
- Jonathan Hernández (Tommy John surgery): Hernández underwent Tommy John surgery on April 12, which was performed by team physician Dr. Keith Meister. He will be sidelined for approximately 12-14 months.
- José Leclerc (Tommy John surgery): Leclerc underwent successful Tommy John surgery on March 31, which was performed by team physician Dr. Keith Meister. He will be sidelined for approximately 12-14 months.
Other Rangers Injuries
- Josh Jung (left foot stress fracture): Jung is "pain-free," and should be getting out of a walking boot soon. The Rangers don't expect Jung to return to game action until the end of May or early June — longer than the original prognosis of 6-8 weeks.
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Chris Halicke covers the Texas Rangers for SI's InsideTheRangers.com. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisHalicke.
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