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Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Monday when the Texas Rangers (19-16) and Oakland Athletics (17-18) take the field at 9:40 PM ET, live on BSSW. Adolis Garcia has eight home runs for the Rangers (-140 favorites on the moneyline) while Brent Rooker has three homers this season for the Athletics (+117).
Andrew Heaney will get the ball for Texas while Oakland will counter with Alex Wood.
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Rangers and Athletics Betting Trends
The Rangers are 10-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.6% of those games).
Texas has gone 5-3 (winning 62.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -140 or shorter.
This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 29 times and won 12, or 41.4%, of those games.
Oakland has entered 22 games this season as the underdog by +117 or more and is 8-14 in those contests.
The Rangers have played in 35 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 14 times (14-20-1).
So far this season, the Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 15 of their 35 games with a total.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers are the 10th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.7 runs per game (164 total).
Texas ranks 14th in MLB play with 35 home runs. They average one per game.
The Rangers’ .252 batting average is seventh-best in the majors.
Texas strikes out 7.8 times per game to rank eighth in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in MLB.
Texas has a 3.69 team ERA that ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 26th-most runs in the league this season with just 124 (3.5 per game).
Oakland has hit 44 homers this season, which ranks third in the majors.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .215 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.4 Ks per contest.
The Athletics strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.99 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Heaney (0-4 with a 5.10 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rangers, his seventh of the season.
Marcus Semien is batting .257 with five home runs and 22 RBI for Texas this season.
Garcia leads Texas in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (27) this season while batting .286.
Josh Smith leads Texas with a .293 batting average while slugging two homers and driving in 15 runs.
Evan Carter has 25 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .455 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Wood (1-2) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his eighth start of the season.
JJ Bleday is batting .246 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 walks.
Brent Rooker’s eight home runs and 20 runs batted in are both team-highs.
Abraham Toro paces the Athletics with a team-best batting average of .267.
Shea Langeliers is batting .186 with three doubles, a triple, seven home runs and seven walks.
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), 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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