The Texas Rangers (63-72) host the Oakland Athletics (59-76) at 7:05 p.m. ET Saturday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Corey Seager has racked up 30 homers this season (No. 9 in the league) for the favored Rangers which sit as -139 favorites, while Brent Rooker ranks sixth in the majors with 33 dingers of his own for the underdogs.
Texas’ Cody Bradford and Oakland’s Joey Estes have been named the starters for this contest.
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Rangers and Athletics Betting Trends
The Rangers have put together a 40-32 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.6% of those games).
Texas has a 21-13 record (winning 61.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -139 or shorter.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 118 games this season and won 47 (39.8%) of those contests.
Oakland has entered 88 games this season as the underdog by +118 or more and is 29-59 in those contests.
In the 133 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rangers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-70-5).
The Athletics’ games have gone over the total in 60 of their 134 chances.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have the No. 23 offense in MLB play scoring 4.1 runs per game (559 total runs).
Texas averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 142 total home runs.
The Rangers’ .238 batting average ranks 22nd in MLB.
Texas’ batters strike out 7.8 times per game, the eighth-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
Texas has a 4.29 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics rank 25th in the majors with 554 total runs scored this season.
Oakland has hit 174 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the majors.
The Athletics’ .233 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
Oakland ranks 24th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
The Athletics strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Oakland has the 24th-ranked ERA (4.30) in the majors this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers will send Bradford (4-2) out to make his ninth start of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched.
Seager is batting .277 with 30 home runs and 74 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Texas hitters this season.
Marcus Semien has 129 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .391 this season.
Josh Smith has collected 113 base hits, an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
Adolis Garcia has 107 hits and an OBP of .281 to go with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send Estes (6-6) to the mound for his 19th start this season.
Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (33), runs batted in (90) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .287.
JJ Bleday is batting .251 with 36 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 55 walks.
Lawrence Butler has 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 28 walks while batting .254.
Shea Langeliers has 16 doubles, two triples, 23 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .223.
Rangers and Athletics Injuries
Rangers: Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Tyler Mahle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Latz: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Evan Carter: 60 Day IL (Lumbar), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cole Winn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Athletics: Tyler Soderstrom: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Austin Adams: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Alex Wood: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Andújar: 60 Day IL (Muscle), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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