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After a four-hit game last time out, Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers (21-16) as -126 favorites against the Oakland Athletics (17-20). Action gets underway from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 3:37 PM ET on Wednesday, live on NBCS-CA.
Michael Lorenzen starts for Texas while JP Sears is Oakland’s starter for the contest.
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Rangers and Athletics Betting Trends
The Rangers have gone 12-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60% of those games).
Texas has gone 10-6 (winning 62.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -126 or shorter.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 31 games this season and won 12 (38.7%) of those contests.
Oakland is 11-19 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +104 or more on the moneyline.
The Rangers have combined with opponents to go over the total 15 times this season for a 15-21-1 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 37 games with a total.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers are the fourth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.9 runs per game (183 total).
Texas is 14th in baseball with 37 home runs. They average one per game.
The Rangers have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.255).
Texas strikes out 7.9 times per game, the No. 11 average in MLB.
The Rangers pitching staff is 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Texas has a 3.70 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 25th-most runs in the league this season with 134 (3.6 per game).
Oakland’s 46 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .214 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
The Athletics have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
Oakland has pitched to a 4.10 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Lorenzen makes the start for the Rangers, his fifth of the season. He is 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA and 17 strikeouts through 23 2/3 innings pitched.
Semien has been key for Texas with six home runs, 27 RBI and a batting average of .266 this season.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (29) this season while batting .271.
Josh Smith is batting .302 to lead Texas this season.
Jonah Heim is batting .301 with an OBP of .342 and a slugging percentage of .434 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send Sears (2-2) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
JJ Bleday has nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and 15 walks while hitting .248.
Abraham Toro is batting .287 to pace his team.
Brent Rooker paces the Athletics with eight home runs and 21 runs batted in.
Shea Langeliers has three doubles, a triple, seven home runs and seven walks while hitting .179.
Rangers and Athletics Injuries
Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Back), Austin Pruitt: 15 Day IL (Knee), Cody Bradford: 15 Day IL (Back), Nathan Eovaldi: 15 Day IL (Groin), Brock Burke: 60 Day IL (Hand), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joshua Jung: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Foscue: 60 Day IL (Oblique strain)
Athletics: Miguel Andújar: 10 Day IL (Knee), Zachary Gelof: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Darell Hernaiz: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rib), Joseph Boyle: 15 Day IL (Back), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Hip), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Aledmys DÃaz: 60 Day IL (Calf)
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