The Oakland A’s and the Texas Rangers square off Saturday in MLB action from Globe Life Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Oakland A’s will send out Joey Estes here and Estes is 6-6 with a 4.37 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. This will be Estes’ first career start against Texas. The Texas Rangers will start Cody Bradford here and Bradford is 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season. This will be Bradford’s second career start against Oakland.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s come into this one looking to build on their series-opening win over the Rangers on Friday by a final score of 9-2. The win put the A’s on the right track to keep their momentum going after winning their series against the Cincinnati Reds from earlier in the week.
A’s Trying To Play Spoiler
Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 125 hits and 90 RBIs along with 33 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has 81 hits and 26 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 36 doubles, 4 triples, 120 hits and 54 RBIs and Toro has a .240 batting average. Rooker also has 143 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 152 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 23 home runs and 64 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last nine night games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have lost three of their last four games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last nine night games against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers will look to rebound after ending up on the wrong side of Friday’s series opener. The loss put the Rangers behind the 8-ball in terms of trying to build on their sweep of the Chicago White Sox to start the week.
Rangers Trying To Salvage What’s Left Of Season
Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 129 hits along with 25 doubles, 18 home runs and 64 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 21 home runs and 64 RBIs with 21 doubles as well as 11 stolen bases. Jonah Heim has 11 homers and 50 RBIs and Josh Smith also has 23 doubles. Corey Seager also has 30 home runs with 74 RBIs of his own this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last eight Saturday home games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have lost nine of their last 11 night games against the Rangers following a road win.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in 12 of their last 16 games against the Rangers following a road win.
Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
I’m on the Rangers here. I get the case to be made for the A’s as a dog as this is kind of where they’ve been thriving as of late. However, Joey Estes has really struggled on the road this season and it’s been at home in Oakland where it’s been a lot easier to back him this season. Bradford was solid in his first start against Oakland earlier this season, and I think he can have another solid showing here. Give me Texas for the bounce back.