The Texas Rangers and Athletics meet Tuesday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs. Rangers Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs. Rangers Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 9-7 on the year and play the Mariners and Pirates next. The Texas Rangers are batting .237 on the season and have a .305 OBP, and a .393 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers pitching staff has a 3.30 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 22 hits and 9 RBI, while Jake Burger and Corey Seager have combined for 28 hits and 21 RBI.
MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. Gore is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 8-8 on the year and play the White Sox and Mariners next. The Athletics are batting. 231 on the season, have a .296 OBP, and have a .360 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.44 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Max Muncy leads the Athletics with 19 hits and 5 RBI while Jacob Wilson and Shea Langeliers have combined for 34 hits and 13 RBI.
Jeffrey Springs gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. Springs is 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last four games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Rangers have lost 11 of their last 15 games as favorites.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight Tuesday games as underdogs.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in three of their last four road games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against AL West opponents.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last seven games against the Athletics.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last five games against the Rangers following a loss.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last nine night games following a win.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five home games after playing the previous day.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against the Athletics.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against the Athletics.
Total Runs Facts
- Nine of the Athletics’ last 10 games as underdogs against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eleven of the Rangers’ last 13 games as road favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last six night games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the last 10 night games between the Rangers and Athletics.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Lawrence Butler has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last two night games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last 10 home games against the Rangers.
- Shea Langeliers ranks T7th in the league in Home Runs (5) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Jake Burger has hit at least one home run in three of his last five road appearances against the Athletics.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with his team as a road favorite.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 22 appearances against AL West opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo ranks T4th in the league in Hits (22) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank T28th in the league for strikeouts against this season (162).
- The Athletics rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (83).
- The Rangers rank T3rd in the league for runs allowed this season (56).
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for ERA this season (3.30).
Athletics vs Rangers Prediction
This feels like a low-scoring game. Gore has been missing bats at an elite level and he has a 2.76 ERA and 0.86 WHIP through 16.1 innings. Springs has a 1.47 ERA and 0.76 WHIP through 18.1 innings. Neither pitcher is allowing free passes and is consistently putting up clean frames. The A’s have produced shutouts in three of their last five games. The Rangers have allowed three or fewer runs in three of their last five games. This should be a fun pitchers’ duel. Give me the under.