The defending World Series champion Texas Rangers will look to continue their recent hot streak when they battle the Oakland Athletics in the second of a four-game series on Tuesday afternoon. The Rangers (20-16), who have won six of eight, won nine of 13 games against Oakland a year ago. They defeat Oakland 4-2 on Monday night. The Athletics (17-19), who are third in the American League West, have won five of their last seven games. Texas has a plus-26 run differential, while Oakland is at minus-25.
The game is slated to begin at 3:37 p.m. ET from Oakland Coliseum. The Rangers are batting .248 as a team this season, ninth-best in MLB, while the Athletics are batting .216, 27th-best. The Rangers are -120 favorites (risk $120 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Rangers vs. Athletics odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total runs scored is 8.5. Before making any Athletics vs. Rangers picks, be sure to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.
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- Rangers vs. Athletics money line: Texas -120, Oakland +101
- Rangers vs. Athletics over-under: 8.5 runs
- Rangers vs. Athletics run line: Texas -1.5 (+136)
- TEX: The Rangers have covered the run line in 27 of their last 38 games (+18.40 units)
- OAK: The Athletics have hit the game total Over in 48 of their last 86 games (+8.60 units)
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Why you should back the Rangers
Jose Urena (0-2, 4.35 ERA) is on the hill and he'll be backed by a strong offense. Second baseman Marcus Semien has hits in six of the past seven games. In Saturday's 15-4 win at Kansas City, Semien was 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. He was 2-for-5 with a double and a triple in a 7-1 win over Washington on April 30. In 42 career games against the Athletics, he is hitting .290 with 13 doubles, 10 homers and 35 RBI.
Center fielder Leody Taveras has hits in three consecutive games and in eight of the past nine. In Saturday's win at Kansas City, he was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. He had two hits, including a double in a 2-1 win over Cincinnati on April 26. In 38 career games against Oakland, he is hitting .293 with eight doubles, three triples, one homer and 17 RBI. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back the Athletics
Right-hander Ross Stripling (1-5, 4.24 ERA) will start for Oakland. Stripling is coming off a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. In that game, he allowed just three hits, while striking out two in six innings of work. In his previous outing, he received a no-decision in a 3-2 win at Baltimore on April 26. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits, while striking out three.
Third baseman Abraham Toro has been on fire the past 10 games, with hits in nine of those. He has two or more hits in five of the last six games, including three on Monday night. In Saturday's 20-4 win over Miami, he was 2-for-5 with two RBI. In 44 career games against the Rangers, he is hitting .240 with five doubles, two homers and five RBI. See which team to pick here.
How to make Athletics vs. Rangers picks
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