The Angels' Travis d’Arnaud got the best of Texas pitcher Jacob deGrom early during a 6-5 victory over the Rangers on Monday night at Angel Stadium.

Rattled by Rangers

While they didn't exactly get off to a strong start with their 6-5 loss on Monday, the Rangers flashed the high upside their offense possesses with a dominant 13-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.

The Rangers, typically one of baseball’s most impatient teams at the plate, strayed from their usual habits in Tuesday’s win.

The Los Angeles Angels expected a boost with the return of third baseman Yoán Moncada, who was activated for Tuesday night's game against the Texas Rangers after missing five weeks because of right knee inflammation.

All-Star starting pitchers Jacob deGrom and Yusei Kikuchi were supposed to be locked in a pitchers’ duel tonight but deGrom had his worst outing (5 IP, 3 R) since May and Kikuchi seemed hurt a couple of times and also last only five innings while allowing four runs.

The Texas Rangers, a team whose effectiveness in the two facets of the game has been so extreme that the end result has been remarkably balanced, are at a break