The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics are set to start a three game series on Monday. These two American League West teams are in a battle for second place in the division. Texas is coming off back to back wins on the road at Kansas City. With the win on Sunday, the Rangers are now 19-16 on the season.
Oakland, who was projected to be the worst team in Major League Baseball, is coming into the following home loss to the Miami Marlins. The Athletics had their six game winning streak snapped in the game. The Athletics are now 17-18, which is third in the American League West Division.
The Texas Rangers are -135 in this game on the road at Oakland. The total is 7.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup
Andrew Heaney is slated to get the start for the Texas Rangers. It has not been a good start to the season for Heaney. He is 0-4 on the season, with an ERA of 5.10. The lefthander has thrown 30 innings, and struck out 26 batters on the season. Heaney was strong in his last start, going 7 innings, but he took a 1-0 loss.
For Oakland, they are going to go with Alex Wood. Wood is a 33 year old lefthander from Charlotte. Wood is 1-2 on the season with a 6.32 earned run average. Wood has thrown 31.1 innings this season, and struck out 29 batters.
Big Bats in Lineup
The defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers are starting to play better baseball. Texas is now scoring 4.7 runs per game, and have a team batting average in the Top 10 of baseball. Texas is hitting. 253 on the season. The big boppers in the lineup for Texas include Adolis Garcia, Evan Carter and Marcus Semien.
Garcia leads the team with 8 homeruns, while clubbing 7 doubles. Next is Carter and Semien, who both have five homeruns on the season. Texas is also being paced by Garcia’s batting average of .289.
For Oakland, they scored 20 runs in the blowout win on Saturday. Brent Rookier had three hits, and drove in five on the day. Shea Langeliers also had three hits and drove in three, while JJ Bleday drove in four.
The Athletics are up to 3.6 runs per game, and have a batting average of .217. The top offensive threats so far have been Rooker and Langeliers. They have 15 combined homeruns. The top batting average for Oakland this season belongs to Tyler Nevin, who is hitting .302.
Heaney Picks up Win #1
Heaney is going to pick up his first win of the season here. The Rangers, despite struggling a little early on to start the season, are better than Oakland. The Rangers should be able to take the first game of the series here.
Our final bet for this game on Monday is the Texas Rangers -135 over the Oakland Athletics. Enjoy the game, and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
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