Corey Seager and the Texas Rangers (63-71) host Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (58-76) at 8:05 p.m. ET on Friday.
Keep reading to see how to watch the Texas-Oakland matchup in the article below.
When is Rangers vs. Athletics and when does it start?
Where to watch Rangers vs. Athletics
The Rangers and Athletics will hit the field at Globe Life Field for this matchup on August 30, and if you’d like to see the action live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on BSSW.
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Rangers Stats, Odds & Insights
The Rangers have won 40 of the 71 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (56.3%).
Texas averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 141 total home runs.
The Rangers’ .377 slugging percentage is 24th in MLB.
Texas has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.26).
Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.286).
Athletics Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Athletics have won 46 out of the 117 games, or 39.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Oakland has hit 170 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the majors.
Fueled by 377 extra-base hits, the Athletics rank 16th in MLB with a .397 slugging percentage this season.
Oakland has pitched to a 4.33 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
Athletics pitchers have a 1.319 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
Rangers Starter Recent Performance: Jon Gray
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Guardians | Aug. 24 | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
vs. Pirates | Aug. 20 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
vs. White Sox | July 23 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
vs. Orioles | July 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Angels | July 8 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Athletics Starter Recent Performance: JP Sears
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Brewers | Aug. 23 | 3.2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
vs. Giants | Aug. 18 | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
at Blue Jays | Aug. 11 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
vs. White Sox | Aug. 5 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
at Giants | July 30 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers will send Jon Gray (5-5) to the mound to make his 19th start of the season. He is 5-5 with a 4.32 ERA and 81 strikeouts through 98 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the right-hander tossed two innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing seven hits.
In 22 games this season, the 32-year-old has a 4.32 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .267 to opposing hitters.
Seager is batting .277 with 30 home runs and 74 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Texas hitters this season.
Marcus Semien has 129 hits and an OBP of .311 to go with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
Josh Smith has collected 113 base hits, an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send JP Sears (10-9) to the mound for his 27th start this season.
The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed nine hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The 28-year-old has pitched in 26 games this season with an ERA of 4.35 and 7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .254.
Rooker has accumulated a team-best batting average of .285, and leads the Athletics in home runs (31) and runs batted in (88).
JJ Bleday has 35 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs and 55 walks while batting .249.
Lawrence Butler has 16 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 28 walks while batting .255.
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