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The Oakland Athletics (20-31) are -146 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Colorado Rockies (16-32) Thursday at 3:37 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Rockies are listed with +124 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
Oakland’s Joey Estes gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Ryan Feltner.
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Athletics and Rockies Betting Trends
The Athletics have won 71.4% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (5-2).
Oakland has played as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
The Rockies have been underdogs in 48 games this season and won 16 (33.3%) of those contests.
Colorado is 13-24 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
The Athletics have had an over/under set by bookmakers 50 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 23 of those games (23-25-2).
The Rockies and their opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 48 games with a total this season.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics are the third-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.7 runs per game (188 total).
Oakland averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB action with 62 total home runs.
The Athletics’ .219 batting average ranks 28th in the majors.
Oakland strikes out 9.7 times per game, the second-worst mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective eight K/9, the fourth-worst in MLB.
Oakland has a 4.46 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Rockies Stats & Insights
The Rockies have scored the 25th-most runs in the league this season with 190 (four per game).
Colorado has hit 42 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
The Rockies’ .246 batting average ranks 12th in the league this season.
Colorado ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.5 Ks per contest.
The Rockies strike out just 6.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
Colorado pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.25 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Estes (1-1) makes the start for the Athletics, his third of the season.
Brent Rooker leads Oakland in home runs with 11, runs batted in with 32 and his batting average of .294 is also best on his team.
Abraham Toro is batting .286 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .446 this season.
JJ Bleday has collected 43 base hits, an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .451 this season.
Shea Langeliers has 32 hits and an OBP of .278 to go with a slugging percentage of .483 this season.
Rockies Key Players to Watch
The Rockies’ Feltner (1-4) will make his 10th start of the season.
Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (29).
Brenton Doyle is batting .269 with nine doubles, two triples, five home runs and 16 walks.
Elias Diaz leads the Rockies with a .322 batting average.
Charlie Blackmon is batting .226 with seven doubles, three triples, a home run and 14 walks.
Athletics and Rockies Injuries
Athletics: Miguel Andújar: 10 Day IL (Knee), Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Alex Wood: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Foot), 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 Díaz: 60 Day IL (Calf), Darell Hernaiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Rockies: Nolan Jones: 10 Day IL (Back), Kyle Freeland: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jake Bird: 15 Day IL (Elbow), German Márquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Gilbreath: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Daniel Bard: 60 Day IL (Knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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