Athletics vs Rangers Baseball Odds
The A’s (23-22) have gotten over a tough stretch and they have won 3 straight games. However, while they are in 2nd place in the AL West they still trail the Rangers (29-15) by 6.5 games.
Venue/ Stadium: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Time/Date: 8:05 PM EST Monday, May 20, 2013
MLB Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: A’s +110 / Rangers -125 at Betonline
Over/Under: 9.5 runs
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Oakland A’s vs. Texas Rangers Preview
Texas has won 2 straight, is 8-2 in their last 10 games, and they have the biggest lead of any division in the Majors. MLB lines have the Rangers as the home favorite in this game with a total of 9.5 runs.
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In their last games the A’s beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 and the Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 11-8.
On the season the A’s have an Over/Under record of 29-16 and they have a run-line W/L record of 24-21 and the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 16-26 and a run-line W/L record of 22-22.
This season the Rangers are 14-5 at home and the A’s are 10-12 on the road.
The Rangers have beaten the A’s in 13 of their last 18 home games.
Bartolo Colon (3-2 4.56 ERA) gets the start for the A’s tonight and in his last outing he gave up 3 earned runs in 6 innings of work in a no-decision facing the Rangers.
Josh Lindblum (0-0 0.00 ERA) is making his first Major League start and debut for the Rangers tonight. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Before their recent sweep of the Kansas City Royals the A’s had lost 8 of their last 10 games. They have lost 12 of their last 16 road games.
Before the Kansas City series the A’s were swept by the Rangers at home.
Texas’ Adrian Beltre is swinging a hot bat hitting .500 with 2 HR and 9 RBI in his last 8 games. He is batting .317 with 5 HR against Colon.
The Rangers have won 6 of their last 7 home games.
The A’s have been getting clutch hitting this season, as they rank 9th in runs scored, but only 25th in team batting average.
Colon has his work cut out for him tonight facing a Texas team that ranks 5th in the Majors in runs, 2nd in team batting average, and 4th in on base percentage.
In some betting trends for this AL West match up the A’s are 1-6 in their last 7 road games, 10-4 in Colon’s last 14 starts, and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
The Rangers are 6-1 in their last 7 home games, 8-1 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record, and they have an Under record of 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
Jason’s Pick: I have to go with the A’s in this one, as I think Colon will have a good start and the Oakland offense will get to the Rangers’ rookie pitcher.
