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The 73-85 Oakland A's visit the 76-82 Rangers for a four-game set in Globe Life Park in Arlington in Arlington, Texas. The first pitch of the opener at Globe Life Park is scheduled to be thrown at 8:05 PM ET.
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The home side is the dog in today’s game with the Athletics listed on most boards as a -117 money line favorites. The total line for this game is on the MLB board at 10.5 runs.
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In their last game, the A's beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th to avoid a series sweep. In the contest, the A's scored six runs on nine hits while the Mariners scored five runs on 10 hits.
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In their latest, the Rangers were blasted by the Houston Astros12-2. In the game, the Rangers scored two runs on eight hits while the Astros scored 12 runs on 16 hits.
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This season the A's rank 19th in the Majors in runs scored and 24th in team ERA.
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The Rangers rank 9th in the Majors in runs scored and 23rd in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Oakland: Sean Manaea (11-10 4.56 ERA)<br />
Texas: Miguel Gonzalez (8-12, 4.62 ERA)
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Sean Manaea goes for the A's in the opener of this season ending series and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in six innings in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. That start was on September 17th and he was scratched from his last start with a minor back issue. The A's have won two of his last three starts where he only gave up one earned run in the two wins and seven earned runs in the loss. The A's are 1-1 ManaeA's two starts against the Rangers this season and in his last start facing them August 26th he gave up two earned runs in five innings in an 8-3 Oakland win. The A's have only won two of his last eight road starts and they have lost two of his last nine starts against a team with a losing record.
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Miguel Gonzalez gets the nod for the Rangers tonight and in his last outing he had a good one only allowing one earned run on four hits in six innings, but got no help from the lineup in a 1-0 loss to the A's. The Rangers have won two of his four starts since coming over in a trade with the Chicago White Sox and after giving up 11 earned runs in only five innings in his first two starts for Texas he has only given up two earned runs in 11 innings in his last two starts. In five career appearances, including four starts, against Oakland Gonzalez is 0-2 with an ERA of 4.01.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The A's have won their last 6 games against the Rangers.
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The Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 home games against the A's.
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This season the Rangers are 39-38 at home and the A's are 27-50 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Oakland A's: 73-85 SU / O/U 83-70 / Run Line W/L 82-76<br />
Texas Rangers: 76-82 SU / O/U 73-79 / Run Line W/L 86-72
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Oakland at Texas Key Betting Trends<br />
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OAK is 4-0 in their last 4 road games
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OAK is 8-2 in their last 10 overall
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OAK has an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games
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TEX is 0-6 in their last 6 overall
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TEX is 0-6 in their last 6 home games
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TEX has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 home games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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ATHLETICS<br />
[CF] 07/02/2017 - Dustin Fowler 60-day DL (06/30) ( Knee )<br />
[P] 06/10/2017 - Andrew Triggs 60-day DL (06/10) ( Hip )<br />
[RF] 09/26/2017 - Boog Powell out for season ( Knee )<br />
[P] 08/26/2017 - Paul Blackburn 60-day DL (08/23) ( Wrist )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Chris Bassitt 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Bobby Wahl 60-day DL (05/24) ( Shoulder )
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RANGERS<br />
[SS] 04/03/2017 - Hanser Alberto 60-day DL (03/30) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 09/19/2017 - Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )
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