The Oakland Athletics (7-7) host the Texas Rangers (3-9) at 4:07 PM ET on Saturday.
The Rangers are an away underdog (+109) versus the Athletics (-129). The Athletics will start Frankie Montas (2-1) against the Rangers and Martin Perez (0-2). The contest has a set total of 7.5.
Athletics vs. Rangers Predictions
Athletics vs. Rangers Betting Odds
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | -129 | +109 | 7.5 | -100 | -120 | -1.5 | +166 | -201 |
Athletics vs. Rangers Hitting Splits 2021
Athletics
- Oakland has a 3-1 record over the four games it was moneyline favorites in its last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings — all had a set run total — the Athletics and their opponents combined to go over the total four times.
- Oakland has gone 6-4-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
Rangers
- They hit 76 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 81 road contests last season.
- They had a team slugging percentage of .364 in away games last season with 209 extra-base hits.
- In away games last season, they had a .227 AVG with 7.7 base hits per contest.
- They scored 3.8 runs per game last season on the road.
- When they played on the road last season, they had a team on-base percentage of .288 and drew 2.7 walks per game.
- In 81 road games last season, they averaged 9.1 strikeouts per contest.
Athletics vs. Rangers Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Frankie Montas
- The Athletics are 2-1-0 against the spread when Montás starts.
- The Athletics were the moneyline favorite for one Montás start this season — they won.
- Montás’ team is 2-1 in his three starts.
- Montás’ starts with a set total this season have hit the over in one of three games.
Projected starter: Martín Pérez
- Pérez has a record of 0-2-0 ATS in two starts with a spread this season.
- His team lost his only start as an underdog this season.
- Pérez’s team is 0-2 when he starts this season.
- In the two games with a total started by Pérez this season, the teams hit the over once.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Sean Murphy has a team-high three home runs and 10 runs batted in.
- Among hitters in baseball, Murphy ranks 14th in homers and 12th in RBI.
- Tony Kemp’s .273 batting average paces his team.
- Kemp currently ranks 204th in homers and 227th in RBI in the bigs.
- Elvis Andrus has three doubles and seven walks while hitting .174.
- Cristian Pache is batting .200 with a double, two home runs and a walk.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Nate Lowe leads Texas in runs batted in with eight while batting .413, which is also best on the team.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Lowe ranks 90th in home runs and 35th in RBI.
- Lowe takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .474 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
- Adolis Garcia is slugging .348 this season, with a team-best two homers while driving in seven runs.
- Garcia ranks 40th among batters in the big leagues in homers, and 44th in RBI.
- Garcia has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
- Andy Ibanez is slashing .220/.238/.341 this season for the Rangers.
- Brad Miller’s two home runs are most among Texas batters. He’s driven in six runs this season while slugging .464.
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