Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics: Preview & Picks 5/12/2023

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics: Preview & Picks 5/12/2023

May 12, 2023

 

 

Game Preview

 

In the second of a four-game series in the American League in MLB, the Oakland Athletics will host the Texas Rangers on Friday at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics are currently in last place in the American League West, the American League and the MLB. While the Texas Rangers are currently sitting in 1st place in the American League West, in 3rd place in the American League and in 4th place in the MLB.

 

The Oakland Athletics are coming to this game with a five game losing streak and a record of 8-31. They lost the first game of this series against the Texas Rangers by a score of 4-0. They have the potential to break several humiliating records, including the worst record in modern times and the highest ERA in MLB history. Oakland is 3-16 at home and they are currently ranked eighth in the American League with 43 total home runs. Starting pitchers for the Athletics will be Ken Waldichuk, with a record of 1-2, an ERA of 7.25, a WHIP of 1.57 and 31 strikeouts.

 

Let’s check the latest MLB news, stats and MLB expert picks for Rangers vs Athletics. We’ve plenty of MLB Predictions for you to consider.

 

The Texas Rangers are coming to this game with a win in the first game of this series to make it eight wins in eleven games and a record of 23-14. With 6.31 runs scored per game, the Rangers have MLB’s best scoring offense. They are third in OPS+ (116) and seventh in the majors in terms of slugging percentage (.441). Among the Rangers notable offensive players, Marcus Semien has 9 doubles, 7 home runs, and 31 RBI. Over the last ten games, Josh Jung is 10-for-43 including 2 doubles, 3 home runs, and 9 RBI. Martin Perez will be starting in the mound for Texas, with a record of 4-1, an ERA of 3.86, a WHIP of 1.55 and 28 strikeouts.

 

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Game Information

 

  • Date: 05/12/2023
  • Time: 09:40 PM ET
  • Location: O.co Coliseum.
  • How to Watch Rangers vs Athletics: MLB.TV
  • Live Stream: MLB.TV

 

Rangers vs Athletics Betting Lines

 

Athletics are +145 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $145. On the other side, Rangers are –165 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $60.61.

The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Athletics at a 40.82% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Rangers have 62.26% probability of finishing the game with the W.

 

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