The Oakland Athletics (67-89) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they host the Texas Rangers (74-82) Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET on BSSW. The Rangers are listed as -116 favorites, while the Athletics are -103 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid.
Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Mitch Spence.
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The Rangers have won 47 of the 83 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (56.6%).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter, Texas has a 41-32 record (winning 56.2% of its games).
The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 135 times this season and won 54, or 40%, of those games.
Oakland has a record of 51-79, a 39.2% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -103 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Rangers have had an over/under set by bookmakers 154 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 73 of those games (73-76-5).
The Athletics’ games have gone over the total in 73 of their 155 chances.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers rank 21st in runs scored with 650, 4.2 per game.
Texas ranks 21st in baseball with 164 total home runs.
The Rangers have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the majors (.237).
Texas’ batters strike out 7.9 times per game, the seventh-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
Texas’ 4.40 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored 624 runs (just four per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
Oakland has hit 193 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the majors.
The Athletics’ .234 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
Oakland ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 Ks per contest.
The Athletics have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Oakland has pitched to a 4.38 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Eovaldi (11-8) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 28th start of the season. He has a 3.96 ERA in 156 2/3 innings pitched, with 154 strikeouts.
Marcus Semien is batting .234 with 22 home runs and 73 RBI for Texas this season.
Wyatt Langford has 120 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
Josh Smith has collected 131 base hits, an OBP of .341 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas in runs batted in (80) this season. He’s batting .219 while slugging .389.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Spence (8-9) will take the mound for the Athletics, his 23rd start of the season.
Brent Rooker paces the Athletics with 38 home runs and 110 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .296.
JJ Bleday is hitting .245 with 43 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 66 walks.
Lawrence Butler has 23 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .265.
Shea Langeliers is batting .224 with 17 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 38 walks.
Rangers and Athletics Injuries
Rangers: Joshua Jung: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), José Ureña: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Grant Anderson: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Jon Gray: 60 Day IL (Foot), Evan Carter: 60 Day IL (Lumbar), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Corey Seager: 60 Day IL (Hip), Cole Winn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Athletics: Ross Stripling: 15 Day IL (Back), Austin Adams: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Osvaldo Bido: 15 Day IL (Wrist), 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), Esteury Ruiz: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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