The Texas Rangers and the Oakland A’s meet in the final game of their three-game AL West division set in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday. Can Texas complete the sweep on Wednesday? Or will the A’s be able to salvage a win from the set? Let’s dive in and find out.
Rangers Continue Dominance Of A’s
The Texas Rangers came out on Tuesday after a narrow win on Monday and picked up their fourth straight win over the A’s, nailing Oakland by a final score of 6-1. The win pushed the Rangers to 68-46 on the year, sitting 3 games clear of the Astros at the top of the AL West. Adolis Garcia has a team-high 29 home runs and 89 RBIs while Marcus Semien has a team-high 132 hits along with 29 doubles this season. Nathaniel Lowe also has a .282 batting average, a .376 OBP and 32 doubles this season. Jordan Montgomery will get the start for the Cardinals here and is 7-9 with a 3.40 ERA and 114 strikeouts this season.
A’s Continue To Struggle
The Oakland A’s will be looking to salvage something from this series after yet another defeat, dropping to 32-82 on the year, a whopping 36 games back of the Rangers in the AL West, and owning the worst record in baseball by 4.5 games. Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 18 home runs and 48 RBIs this season, while Esteury Ruiz has 88 hits, a .254 batting average and a team-best 44 stolen bases. Ryan Noda, Seth Brown and Shea Langeliers also have double-digit home runs for the A’s this season, while Ruiz also leads the A’s in doubles with 19. The A’s didn’t have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Oakland Athletics ranks 30th in the league for hits this season (829).
- The Oakland Athletics ranks 30th in the league for RBI’s this season (392).
- The Texas Rangers ranks 1st in the league for hits this season (1080).
- The Texas Rangers ranks 1st in the league for doubles this season (253).
Chris’ Pick
It’s not going to be a pretty price, but I’m going with the Rangers on the run line. Jordan Montgomery’s a pitcher I don’t run to the window to put my money on often, but the A’s have just been brutal for much of the season and I just don’t see any other ending in this game other than another convincing Rangers win.
