ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitcher Shelby Miller has a 9.00 ERA after three starts and opponents are hitting .364 off him with a 2.70 WHIP. But manager Chris Woodward said he still has the confidence Miller will get turned around.

“I’ve got to,” Woodward said. “We all have to feel that way.”

Miller allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings in the Rangers' 12-7 win over the Angels on Monday night. But he did retire five of the last six batters he faced and the game was tied after he was pulled with one out in the fifth.

“He showed me a lot, because I told him after the third inning I was going to take him out,” Woodward said. “He insisted that I leave him in there. I was really hoping he would say that. I was hoping he wouldn’t just accept … OK, I’m done.”

Miller retired the side in order in the fourth and got Andrelton Simmons on a grounder to start the fifth. He walked Albert Pujols and that’s when Woodward went to the bullpen.

“He went 1-2-3 in the fourth, but even if he got hit, I just loved the conviction he had in his voice,” Woodward said. “That tells me, yeah, he knows he can be better, but he is willing to push forward and push through it. Nobody is going to get off to a perfect start in any season. He has had a lot of difficulty, but he is pushing through it. That’s the only way he is going to get out of it, if he does that.”

Miller and Drew Smyly are both coming back from Tommy John surgery, and some early struggles were anticipated. They are, at least, healthy. The Rangers lost Edinson Volquez after two starts with a sprained right elbow. He was replaced by Adrian Sampson, who allowed seven runs in four innings.

The Rangers aren’t looking to change their rotation at this point.

“They are open to the criticism of things they can be better at,” Woodward said. “I think Smyly has made some strides forward, he looked really good last time out. Sampson had two really good outings [in relief] and then started the game, ran into trouble, but it’s a long season. We can’t be losing sight of the fact there is a long way to go.

“Obviously, we are going to build off anything we can and address the issues that are staring us right in the face. As resilient as our offense has been, I’d like our pitchers to be the same way. You’re not going to get every hitter out, but you have to keep going, be relentless, be resilient through good and bad.”

Andrus feels for Paris

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus has made multiple trips to Paris and loves the city. He has also been to Notre Dame cathedral and was also heartbroken to see it engulfed in flames Monday.

“It’s amazing how beautiful it is when you walk inside,” Andrus said. “When you think about the history and that it has been around for over 800 years. It's amazing. It gives you chills when you walk in. That is one of the places you must see when you go to Paris.

“That place is going to be missed. I know they were already doing restoration, I’m hoping they can make it even better. But it won’t be like the original. That’s what is going to be missed.”

Rangers beat

• The Rangers won on Monday night despite their pitchers walking eight and striking out just one. The last time they won a game like that was a 6-5 victory over the Angels on June 21, 1975, when their pitchers walked eight and struck out none. Tom Grieve won the game for the Rangers with a ninth-inning home run in Anaheim.

• Utility infielder Danny Santana had a second straight pregame workout at first base on Tuesday. He has never played that position as a professional, but infield coach Tony Beasley said Santana has good enough hands to play the position once he gets the footwork down.

• Outfielder Nomar Mazara was also out early on Tuesday working his defense with field coordinator Jayce Tingler. Mazara said he needs work on everything.

“I’m still growing and still have stuff to learn,” Mazara said. “Defense is huge for everybody.”