Patrick Corbin of Texas will continue his first victory since July 10, when he will start for the Rangers against the Los Angeles Angels Angels Tuesday evening during the second competition of a series of three games between the rivals of the American League in Arlington, Texas.
The game will include a battle of left-handed while Corbin (6-9, 4.61 ERA) opposes the Yusei Kikuchi des Angels (6-8, 3.42).
Los Angeles took the first match in the 4-0 series on Monday behind a solid start on the mound of Jose Soriano, Zach Neto and Logan O’Hoppe circuits and the two travis products from Arnaud.
Corbin will make its 25th start of the season for the Rangers. He has 0-2 in his last seven departures and particularly fought in August, when he made four appearances, dropped his two decisions and amassed an MPM of 11.48.
In his latest departure, Corbin granted four points on seven strokes in 3 2/3 rounds in a match in Texas lost 6-4 in Kansas City on Thursday. It was the fourth consecutive outing that he had not made more than 4 1/3 innings, and he walked 10 throat in 13 1/3 rounds this month while removing eight.
“Maybe I’m trying to do too much,” said Corbin. “It was frustrating. I try too much for stick withdrawals, maybe not just attacking and trusting myself.”
Corbin has a 3-0 sheet with an MPM of 4.45 in six lifetime departures covering 30 1/3 sleeves against the angels. Two of these victories (and three of the appearances) occurred this season when he granted six points (five deserved) on 15 strokes in 15 1/3 heats.
Kikuchi heads for the hill for his last departure in August after raising a 2-1 file and an MPM of 4.09 in his first four appearances during the month. He won on August 4 at home against Tampa Bay and August 9 in Detroit before losing on the road against athletics on August 15.
In his latest departure, Kikuchi did not obtain a decision despite only one point on seven strokes in seven -rounds at home against Cincinnati on Wednesday. He withdrew four and did not walk in the match that Los Angeles won 2-1.
“It was more effective,” said Angels acting director Ray Montgomery about Kikuchi’s performance at 88 points against the Reds. “He threw the ball into the striking area most of the time. He threw it where he wanted it. He kept them unbalanced.”
“There will be more data; other teams will also adapt,” said Kikuchi through an interpreter. “It’s a continuous chess match. I just have to see how the game goes and make adjustments.”
Kikuchi faced the rangers 11 times (10 departures) in his career, going 4-2 with an MPM of 5.02 in 52 rounds. It is 0-1 with an MPM of 4.41 against Texas in three appearances in 2025.
The Rangers announced before the match on Monday that the second goal Marcus Semien will miss the rest of the regular season with a broken bone in its left foot. The last time semien played less than 159 games in a full season was for athletics in 2017, when it appeared in just 85 games due to a contusion of the right wrist.
It was also the only other semian passage on the injured list.
“I hope we will come back to this race, and we will see where we are at that time,” said Semien. “I’m going to watch a little while here.”
The Rangers come into play on Tuesday 5 1/2 games behind the Seattle Mariners at the end of the American League.
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