Overview

• The three-game series begins Monday with Texas 66-66 hosting Los Angeles 61-69, as the Rangers lead the season series 6-4.
• Manager Bruce Bochy declared deGrom “good to go” after a successful bullpen session, giving him 10 days between starts.
• DeGrom enters at 10-5 with a 2.76 ERA, matching up against Angels right-hander Jose Soriano, who is 8-9 with a 4.00 ERA.
• Soriano was reinstated from the restricted list following paternity leave and has had mixed results in August.
• Texas rides a sweep of Cleveland in which its starters allowed one run over 21 innings, while Los Angeles arrives after a home sweep by the Cubs and just two wins in its past nine games.