The Oakland Athletics (67-89) bring a three-game losing streak into a contest against the Texas Rangers (74-82) on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Rangers are favored (-117) to give the underdog Athletics (-101) another loss. Nathan Eovaldi starts for Texas while Oakland will counter with Mitch Spence.
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Rangers vs. Athletics betting lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-117)
- Underdog: Athletics (-101)
- Over/under: 8
Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rangers betting info
- The Rangers have won 49 of the 85 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.6%).
- When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -117 or shorter, Texas has a record of 41-33 (55.4%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 53.9% chance to win.
- In the 154 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Texas, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 71 times (71-76-7).
- The Rangers have covered 43.1% of their games this season, going 66-87-0 against the spread.
Rangers hitting info
- Marcus Semien is hitting .234 with 26 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 60 walks.
- Semien ranks 50th in home runs and 53rd in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
- Semien heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
- Wyatt Langford has 25 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 47 walks while batting .253.
- Langford ranks 145th in homers and 70th in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
- Langford has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Josh Smith is batting .261 with 27 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 45 walks.
- Smith enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .220 with a home run, a walk and four RBI.
- Adolis Garcia has been productive as he leads his team with 80 RBI.
Rangers pitching rankings
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
- Texas’ 4.40 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.302).
- The Rangers give up the fourth-most home runs in baseball (196 total, 1.3 per game).
- Texas defeated the Mariners 6-5 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing eight hits.
Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Athletics betting info
- This season, the Athletics have won 54 out of the 136 games, or 39.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Oakland has entered 128 games this season as the underdog by -101 or more and is 49-79 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 50.2%.
- Games involving Oakland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 74 of 156 chances this season.
- In 156 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 83-73-0 ATS.
Athletics hitting info
- Brent Rooker leads Oakland in home runs with 38, runs batted in with 110 and his batting average of .296 is also best on his team.
- Rooker’s home run total ranks fifth in the majors, and he is fourth in RBI.
- JJ Bleday has 135 hits and an OBP of .328 to go with a slugging percentage of .447 this season.
- Bleday ranks 72nd among batters in the majors in homers, and 117th in RBI.
- Lawrence Butler has 104 hits this season and a slash line of .265/.319/.503.
- Shea Langeliers has 105 hits and an OBP of .287 to go with a slugging percentage of .449 this season.
- Langeliers brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
Athletics pitching rankings
- The Athletics have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.38 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.338 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Athletics have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 160, or 1.0 per game.
- Last time out, Oakland fell to the Yankees 7-4. Its pitchers compiled four strikeouts and nine hits allowed.