In this article we will formulate a Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Friday, August 30th at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 63-71 this season and they have won three games in a row. Texas is coming off of a series win against the White Sox, where they won all three games. Prior to that series, the Rangers lost two out of three against the Guardians, won two out of three against the Pirates, and lost three out of four against the Twins. Texas is 5-2 in their last seven games and they are third in the AL West.
The Texas pitching staff has a 4.25 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Rangers offense has scored 557 runs with a .238 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. Corey Seager is batting .277 with 30 home runs and 74 RBI’s for the Rangers this season.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 58-76 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against Cincinnati, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Brewers, split four games with the Rays, and split two games with the Giants. Oakland is 4-5 in their last nine games and they are fourth in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.32 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 545 runs with a .233 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .285 with 31 home runs and 88 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Jon Gray, who is 5-5 with a 4.32 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 98.0 innings pitched this year. Gray allowed seven earned runs and seven hits in two innings against Cleveland in his last start. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is JP Sears, who is 10-9 with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP over 144.2 innings pitched this season. Sears has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last five starts.
Why the Athletics will beat the Rangers
- The Athletics have won each of their last eight games as underdogs following a road loss.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last seven home games against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL West opponents following a road win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight games following a road loss.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six Friday night games as favorites.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in four of their last six games as underdogs.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last eight night games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last six games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last four games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four night games against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Marcus Semien has recorded a Double in three of the Rangers’ last four home games against the Athletics.
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances against the Athletics.
- Jon Gray has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances with the Rangers as favorites against AL opponents.
- Jon Gray has recorded three or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances with the Rangers as home favorites against AL opponents.
- Corey Seager has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last eight games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Corey Seager has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rangers’ last eight games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Corey Seager has recorded an RBI in each of the Rangers’ last four games against AL opponents.
- Marcus Semien has scored at least one run in each of the Rangers’ last six home games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four home games against AL West opponents.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- JP Sears has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against the Rangers.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 15 appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- JJ Bleday has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Athletics against AL opponents.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Athletics’ last six games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Brent Rooker has scored a run in each of the Athletics’ last seven night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- JJ Bleday has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics’ last seven road games.
- JP Sears has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Oakland comes into this game after picking up a series win over Cincinnati, but they really blew a great chance to get the sweep on Thursday night. The Athletics are 25-41 on the road this year, while the Rangers are 34-31 at home. Texas has been a disappointment this year, but they do play their best baseball at home.
The Rangers are starting Jon Gray, who has bounced between starting and the bullpen, but he was shelled in Cleveland last time out. The A’s are starting JP Sears, who had a rough start last week, but he has been very good over the last few weeks. I don’t love taking Oakland on the road, but I do like backing Sears at this price. Take the Athletics here.