Neto leads Angels against the Rangers after 5-hit performance

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Los Angeles Angels (51-77, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-65, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Reid Detmers (4-8, 3.78 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 167 strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (7-9, 4.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 154 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -149, Angels +125; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels take on the Texas Rangers after Zach Neto's five-hit game on Thursday.

Texas has a 63-65 record overall and a 34-28 record at home. The Rangers have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .315.

Los Angeles has a 22-41 record in road games and a 51-77 record overall. The Angels have a 25-57 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

The teams play Friday for the 11th time this season. The Angels are up 7-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joc Pederson ranks fourth on the Rangers with 35 extra base hits (11 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs). Corey Seager is 12 for 37 with three doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Nolan Schanuel has 22 doubles and seven home runs for the Angels. Josh Lowe is 9 for 32 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .212 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Angels: 6-4, .248 batting average, 2.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)

Angels: Wade Meckler: day-to-day (head), Nolan Schanuel: day-to-day (side), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (forearm), Samy Natera Jr.: 15-Day IL (back), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Sebastian Rivero: 60-Day IL (hand), Shaun Anderson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.