Oakland Athletics (4-17) vs. Texas Rangers (13-7)
April 23, 2023 2:35 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers -323 / Oakland Athletics +255; Over/Under: +7
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The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers meet Sunday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Athletics are 1-11 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 21 hits and 9 RBI, while Jesus Aguilar and Brent Rooker have combined for 28 hits and 16 RBI. Kyle Muller gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 7.23 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. This will be Muller’s second career game against the Rangers.
The Texas Rangers have scored 34 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 straight games. The Rangers are 12-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 24 hits and 20 RBI, while Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 43 hits and 26 RBI. Jacob deGrom gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA and 32 strikeouts this season. This will be deGrom’s second career game against the Athletics.
The Athletics are 16-36 in their last 52 road games and 15-37 in their last 52 overall. The Rangers are 6-1 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The over is 12-4-1 in Athletics last 17 overall. The over is 10-2 in Rangers last 12 overall. The over is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Texas and 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Oakland Athletics still can’t string together offense, and that’s not ideal against a team like the Rangers that’s on fire offensively right now. Jacob deGrom is also starting to settle in with his new team. This has a chance to get ugly for the road team. Give me the Rangers and the RL for max betting value.
