Jacob Lopez gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 5-4 with a 4.82 ERA and 96 strikeouts this season. Lopez is 0-2 with a 5.48 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n
Texas Rangers Betting Preview<\/p>\n
The Texas Rangers are 69-70 on the year and play the Mariners and Rays next. The Texas Rangers are batting .243 on the season, with a .318 OBP and a .397 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers\u2019 pitching staff has a 4.27 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 137 hits and 58 RBI, while Ezequiel Duran and Jake Burger have combined for 236 hits and 152 RBI.<\/p>\n
Cody Bradford gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 0-3 with a 3.42 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Bradford is 1-0 with a 2.01 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.<\/p>\n
Why the Texas Rangers will win<\/p>\n
The Athletics have lost each of their last eight road games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
\nThe Rangers have won five of their last six home games.
\nThe Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games.
\nThe favorites have covered the run line in five of the Rangers\u2019 last six games.
\nThe Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last four day games at Globe Life Field against AL West opponents.
\nThe Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games at Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n
Why the Athletics will win<\/p>\n
The Rangers have lost 12 of their last 15 games as favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
\nThe Athletics have won eight of their last 12 games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a road loss.
\nThe Rangers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL West opponents following a home win.
\nThe Athletics have covered the run line in three of their last four games against the Rangers following a road loss.<\/p>\n
Total Runs Facts<\/p>\n
Six of the Rangers\u2019 last seven games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
\nEach of the Athletics\u2019 last three games have gone OVER the total runs line.
\nThere has been at least one run scored in the first inning in eight of the Athletics\u2019 last 10 games.
\nThere has been at least one run scored in the first inning in four of the Rangers\u2019 last five games.<\/p>\n
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts<\/p>\n
Ezequiel Duran has hit a home run in each of the Rangers\u2019 last two days\u2019 games.
\nCody Freeman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances with the Rangers as home favorites against AL West opponents.<\/p>\n
Athletics Player Prop Facts<\/p>\n
Lawrence Butler has hit a home run in four of the Athletics\u2019 last five Wednesday games.
\nLawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics\u2019 last 13 games against AL opponents that held a losing record.<\/p>\n
Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction<\/p>\n
As I\u2019ve said twice in this series, the Rangers simply can\u2019t afford to lose these games as they chase down a playoff spot. The Athletics aren\u2019t good and often look like they\u2019re waiting for the offseason to arrive. Lopez also hasn\u2019t been great through 99 innings with a 4.82 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Bradford doesn\u2019t have the sample size, but who cares? The Rangers need to keep stacking these wins. No excuses. I\u2019m rolling with the Rangers for the sweep, and I\u2019ll lay the RL to shave down the price.<\/p>\n
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