The Texas Rangers play the second game of an interleague road series on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Both teams were off on Monday and opened this series on Tuesday. Texas is coming off an 8-7 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday. The Rangers were swept in the four-game series with Houston. Texas has lost 7 of its last 10 games overall.
Los Angeles won its Sunday outing at home over the Atlanta Braves 7-2 and has won 7 of their last 9 game overall. Los Angeles has closed to within three game of first place Arizona in the National League West. In Sunday’s win, Max Muncy homered for the third consecutive game, while Enrique Hernandez and Logan Forsythe also went yard for the Big Blue.
Shin-Soo Choo leads the Rangers with a .267 batting average and a team high in hits with 67. Joey Gallo leads the team in home runs with 17, while Nomar Mazara has a team high 42 RBIs. Texas has a team batting average of .230 while opposing hitters are averaging .271 at the plate against Rangers pitching. On Wednesday, the Rangers will send Cole Hamels to the mound. The left-hander this season is 3-6 with an ERA of 3.86, 79 Ks and 29 BBs.
Matt Kemp leads Los Angeles with a .338 batting average and team highs in hits with 69 and RBIs with 41. Cody Bellinger leads the team in home runs with 12. Los Angeles has a team batting average of .243, while opposing hitters are averaging .241 at the plate against Dodgers pitching. On Wednesday, the Dodgers will send Kenta Maeda to the mound. The right-hander this season is 4-4 with an ERA of 3.61, 68 Ks and 18 BBs.
