BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels face the Texas Rangers with a 2-1 series lead. Los Angeles has gone 22-21 in home games and 45-47 overall. The Angels are 17-11 in games decided by one run. Texas has gone 19-29 on the road and 45-48 overall. The Rangers have a 15-35 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

On the bright side, the Rangers did score eight runs which has sometimes been a whole week’s worth of runs for this year’s club. Player of the Game: Marcus Semien drove in four runs and hit the two-run home run in the seventh that looked like it would propel the Rangers to victory before the bullpen collapsed.

Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and Mike Trout hit two homers, helping the Angels earn an 11-8 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.