In this article, we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction for this MLB game on Monday, May 6th at Oakland Coliseum.
Rangers Have Won Two Straight
The Rangers have a ton of confidence heading into this game after winning two straight games. On Sunday the pitching really stepped up giving up only two runs and that was enough for the one run victory. Catcher Jonah Heim hit a home run. The Rangers are averaging 4.37 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.06 runs per game. The offense is ranked 10th in the league while the pitching is ranked 12th. They are batting .253 as a team which is 7th in the league.
Garcia Has Been Good
Adolis Garcia has hit eight home runs and driven in 27 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Rangers will be Andrew Heaney who sits with an 0-4 record and an ERA of 5.10. In his last start against the Washington Nationals he went seven innings giving up four hits and one run.
A’s Pitching Struggles on Sunday
Oakland’s pitching really struggled on Sunday, giving up 12 runs to the Miami Marlins, and that led to the defeat. Catcher Kyle McCann did drive in a run, but the offense really had no shot to keep up with as bad as the pitching was. The A’s are averaging 3.56 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.97 runs per game. The offense is ranked 26th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 10th. They have a run differential of -0.41, and they are going to need him to be a lot better here. Brent Rooker has hit eight home runs and driven in 20 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the A’s will be Alex Wood, who sits with a 1-2 record and an ERA of 6.32. In his last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he went four innings, giving up four hits and two runs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Alex Wood Record this season: 1-2 ERA: 6.32
- The Athletics have won five of their last six games as underdogs.
- The Rangers have lost five of their last six games as favorites following an extra innings win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as road favorites following an extra innings win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs following a home loss.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in each of their last four games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games as home underdogs.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Andrew Heaney Record this season: 0-4 ERA: 5.10
- The Rangers have won each of their last eight Monday road games.
- The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight home games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in 15 of their last 16 Monday night road games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last six road games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Athletics’ last 10 night games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last six games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Both of these pitchers have been inconsistent this season, but both are coming off a decent start in the last game. Heaney really looked impressive in the last start and against an Athletics offense I don’t trust, they are going to find success again here. The Rangers offense also won’t be strong against Wood and that will be the difference here as this game is going to be lower scoring. Back the under to cash here.