The Oakland Athletics (7-7) will host the Texas Rangers (3-9), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 4:07 PM ET.
The Athletics are favored at home (-129) versus the Rangers (+108). The Athletics will start Frankie Montas (2-1) versus the Rangers and Martin Perez (0-2).
Yesterday, the Rangers claimed an 8-1 win over the Athletics, with Glenn Otto (5.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 5 K) earning the win for the Rangers. Andy Ibanez finished 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive showing. Adam Oller (5.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss for the Athletics.
Before the Athletics vs. Rangers matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action.
Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Athletics (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rangers (+108, bet $100 to win $108)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Athletics Stats and Trends
Athletics Betting Records
- The Athletics have won three of the four games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Oakland has a record of 2-1 when favored by -129 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.3% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
- Oakland’s games have gone over the total in six of their 14 chances.
- The Athletics are 8-6-0 against the spread this season.
Frankie Montas (Athletics Probable Starter)
- The Athletics will send Montas (2-1) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 3.63, a 5.667 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .923.
- He’s looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
- Montás has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Rangers have scored 59 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB. They have 95 hits, 18th in baseball, with 11 home runs (16th in the league).
- The 29-year-old ranks 41st in ERA (3.63), 16th in WHIP (.923), and 22nd in K/9 (8.8) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
Athletics Batting Stats
- The Athletics’ 10 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 31 extra-base hits, the Athletics rank 25th in MLB with a .319 slugging percentage this season.
- Oakland ranks 25th in MLB with a .208 team batting average.
- The Athletics have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 54 (3.9 per game).
- Oakland is among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 26th with an OBP of .273.
- The Athletics rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
Rangers Stats and Trends
Rangers Betting Records
- The Rangers have come away with two wins in the nine contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, Texas has won two of six games when listed as at least +108 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 48.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Texas’ games have gone over the total in seven of their 12 opportunities.
- The Rangers have an against the spread mark of 4-8-0 in 12 games with a line this season.
Martín Pérez (Rangers Probable Starter)
- Perez (0-2) makes the start for the Rangers, his third of the season.
- His last appearance was on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the left-hander tossed four innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In two appearances this season, he has compiled a 6.75 ERA and averages 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .364 against him.
- The opposing Athletics offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.319) and ranks 21st in home runs hit (10) in all of MLB. They have a collective .208 batting average, and are 18th in the league with 95 total hits and 13th in MLB play scoring 54 runs.
Rangers Batting Stats
- The Rangers average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 16th in MLB play with 11 total home runs .
- This season, the Rangers are 16th in baseball with a .352 slugging percentage.
- Texas’ .231 batting average ranks 14th in MLB.
- The offense for the Rangers is No. 9 in MLB play scoring 4.9 runs per game (59 total runs).
- Texas’ .301 on-base percentage is 18th in the league.
- The Rangers strike out 7.6 times per game, the third-fewest mark in the league.
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Athletics vs. Rangers: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Saturday, April 23, 2022
- Game Time: 4:07 PM ET
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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