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# STARTING PITCHERS — Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels
Slate date: 2026-05-22
Generated: 2026-08-07 01:28:37 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~591 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 9:38 PM ET
- Venue: Angel Stadium (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Texas Rangers 6, Los Angeles Angels 9 (at generation time)
- Away: Texas Rangers [TEX] — record 24-26 (.480)
    Probable starter: Jacob deGrom — 7-7, 3.96 ERA, 113.2 IP, 135 K / 29 BB, 1.14 WHIP (21 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-01 @ Houston Astros (L): 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 91 pitches
      2026-07-26 vs Seattle Mariners (ND): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 90 pitches
      2026-07-20 vs Chicago White Sox (L): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 97 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 13.0 IP, 11 ER (7.62 ERA), 13 K / 7 BB, 2.15 WHIP
- Home: Los Angeles Angels [LAA] — record 18-34 (.346)
    Probable starter: Grayson Rodriguez — 3-4, 7.24 ERA, 51.0 IP, 42 K / 22 BB, 1.59 WHIP (11 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-04 @ Baltimore Orioles (L): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 98 pitches
      2026-07-29 vs Houston Astros (ND): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 98 pitches
      2026-07-24 @ San Francisco Giants (ND): 4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 80 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 9 ER (5.06 ERA), 15 K / 5 BB, 1.19 WHIP

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