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The Texas Rangers (61-80) and the Oakland Athletics (51-90) meet on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET. The Rangers are favored on the moneyline (-152) against the underdog Athletics (+129). Texas’ Cole Ragans and Oakland’s Ken Waldichuk will start this matchup.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rangers vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Location: Arlington, Texas
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | -152 | 8.5 |
Rangers Stats & Trends
Rangers Batting
- The Rangers average 1.2 home runs per game to rank eighth in MLB action with 171 total home runs.
- The Rangers rank 15th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
- The Rangers rank 24th in the league with an on-base percentage of .305.
- The Rangers strike out 8.9 times per game, the No. 25 mark in the league.
- The Rangers have hit 87 home runs at home this season (1.3 per game).
- The Rangers are slugging .401 with 2.7 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the team averages 8.0 hits per game and is batting .242.
Rangers Key Batters
- Marcus Semien is batting .245 with 25 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 47 walks.
- Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Semien’s batting average ranks 91st, his on-base percentage ranks 115th, and he is 72nd in slugging.
- Semien has picked up at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with a double, a triple, a home run and four RBI.
- Corey Seager is hitting .246 with 19 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 56 walks.
- Seager’s batting average is 89th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 83rd, and his slugging percentage 41st.
- Nate Lowe leads Texas in OBP (.362), slugging percentage (.503) and total hits (159) this season.
- Adolis Garcia has been key for Texas with 134 hits, an OBP of .296 plus a slugging percentage of .451.
- Garcia has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .313 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics have hit just 119 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Athletics have a team batting average of just .217 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
- The Athletics have an OBP of just .281 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
- The Athletics rank 17th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
- They’ve hit 73 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 69 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .372 in 69 road games this season.
- They are averaging 7.7 base hits per game and batting .229 on the road this season.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has a .332 on-base percentage and a .441 slugging percentage, both team-best numbers for the Athletics.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Murphy’s batting average puts him 74th, his on-base percentage ranks 67th, and he is 58th in slugging.
- Tony Kemp is batting .234 with 22 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 40 walks.
- Kemp is currently 113th in batting average, 108th in on-base percentage and 133rd in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
- Seth Brown paces the Athletics with 101 hits.
- Ramon Laureano has 17 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks while batting .215.
Rangers vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Ragans | Waldichuk | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GS | 2 |
| 0-2 | W-L | 0-1 |
| 3.80 | ERA | 3.60 |
| 21.1 | IP | 10.0 |
| 13 | BB | 4 |
| 12 | SO | 8 |
