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Jul 4, 2015 - 5:10 AM Hector Santiago says he's looking forward to some time off during the All-Star break, but the Los Angeles Angels left-hander might not get that rest after all.

Santiago is just hoping to receive the offensive support the Angels provided in the series opener against the Texas Rangers when he tries to lead the visiting Angels to their sixth win in seven games Saturday night.

The 27-year-old Santiago (4-4, 2.58 ERA) has made a strong case for his first Midsummer Classic, limiting opponents to one or no earned runs in nine of 15 starts. His ERA and .214 opponent batting average are also among the top marks in the AL.

Santiago now looks to contribute to a rotation that has a 1.87 ERA during a 6-2 stretch after Garrett Richards allowed one run over 7 2-3 innings in Friday's 8-2 victory.

"I think the way he's pitching, there's no doubt that he's gonna get All-Star consideration," manager Mike Scioscia told MLB's official website of Santiago.

Santiago allowed one run and three hits in seven innings in Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning home win over Seattle. However, he's winless in his last six starts while receiving just 12 runs of support. His 2.37 run-support average since April 26 is among MLB's lowest.

He yielded one run over seven innings in a 10-2 win at Texas on April 15, but didn't get any support while allowing one earned run over 5 1-3 innings in a 5-4, 11-inning home loss to the Rangers on April 26.

Santiago is 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA in five career starts in Arlington.

Adrian Beltre has gone 7 for 20 with three home runs in the matchup and Prince Fielder is 7 for 21 with a double. Elvis Andrus and Shin-Soo Choo are both 4 for 19 against him.

Fielder had two hits Friday, leaving him 16 for 39 (.410) over a 10-game hitting streak against the Angels.

Josh Hamilton, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, doubled and struck out twice while facing his former team for the first time. He was replaced in left field by Ryan Rua in the eighth inning.

"There's no searching or closure for me. It's over. I've moved on. I'm in Texas now," Hamilton said. "I've got a great group of guys here. I had a great group of guys in Anaheim."

The Rangers, who have scored two runs in each of their last three, missed an opportunity to move into sole possession of second place in the AL West. They haven't dropped five in a row at home since April 15-May 1.

Wandy Rodriguez has gone 5-0 with a 2.23 ERA in eight road starts, but he's trying to find a way to replicate that success in Arlington after going 0-3 with a 7.11 ERA over his last five starts there.

In his only outing versus Los Angeles (42-38) since 2007, Rodriguez (5-3, 3.91) allowed one run over five innings but did not factor into the decision in a 3-2 road defeat in his season debut April 24.

Albert Pujols has gone 12 for 49 (.245) with one home run when facing Rodriguez, though he's only seen him three times since the start of the 2012 season.

Erick Aybar had a career-high five hits Friday, David Freese added three and Kole Calhoun had four RBIs in Los Angeles' 18th win in 23 meetings. Aybar is 19 for 44 (.432) over his last 13 games.