Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/12/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +140, Rangers -165; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +140, Rangers -165; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +140, Rangers -165; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  29-58 (5th place, AL West)

Texas Rangers:  39-44 (3rd place, AL West)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  4-6 last 10

Texas Rangers:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Athletics lost 3 of their last 4 games and enter this game off of a loss. They lost their last series against the Houston Astros 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 29-58 record overall and have a road record of 18-27. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .598 OPS. Rookie pitcher Adrián Martínez is their starting pitcher on Monday while James Kaprielian is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 1-5 with a 5.06 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 4 BB with 1 K on 5 hits through 6 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. 

 

The Rangers were on a 2 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 39-44 record overall and have a home record of 19-21. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Tuesday with the 1st game still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 16th in the MLB with a .700 OPS. Spencer Howard is on the mound on Monday while Glenn Otto will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Tuesday. He is 4-5 with a 5.26 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 5 Ks on 3 hits through 5 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. 

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a favorite in this game. The Rangers have been playing much better recently as they won their last series at home and have been scoring a lot of runs in their games. Their bats are heating up and that is going to be a big factor at home here as the A's are starting Kaprielian here who has not been very good this season. Kaprielian has been great the first time through the lineup but once batters start to see him a 2nd and 3rd time his success rate goes down a lot and he is allowing a lot more runs than from his first time through. Otto is starting for the Rangers here and he has not been great this season but the A's have the worst offense in the MLB along with one of the worst records, and the Rangers have been heating up at home so they will have the run support here to drown the A's in scoring. This will likely be another high scoring game with a lot of runs so the best way to place a bet here is on the over or on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Athletics Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 8 Athletics 5.

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Oakland Athletics: 29-58 (-17.5 Units) ML in all games. 24-49 (-11.2 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 30-21 OVER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Texas Rangers: 24-19 (+7.9 Units) ML when the total is 8 to 8.5. 21-17 OVER when the total is 8 to 8.5. 21-16 OVER when playing with a day off.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  J. Bride (SS) Late July - Shoulder. D. Jimenez (RP) Late July - Shoulder. J. Lowrie (2B) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

Texas Rangers:  E. White (LF) Early Aug - Wrist. J. Hernandez (RP) Mid July - Elbow.

 

 

 

"We grinded that win. We really did. We took advantage of their mistakes and played a good, clean game to come out on top." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s win against the Astros on Saturday.

 

 

"It's not surprising because I know they've been having good at-bats. When those two guys are at the top swinging like that, man, it makes it really tough on that opposing team." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the Twins on Saturday.

 

 

 

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Stephen Vogt (L) C

Stephen Piscotty (R) LF

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Skye Bolt (S) CF

Nick Allen (R) SS

 

Josh H. Smith (L) 3B

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Mitch Garver (R) DH

Brad Miller (L) LF

Meibrys Viloria (L) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Christian Bethancourt (.249)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (64)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (10)

RBI:  Seth Brown (37)

Stolen Bases:  Ramon Laureano (8)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Parker Markel (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Leody Taveras (.288)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (81)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (19)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (51)

Stolen Bases:  Marcus Semien (14)

Wins:  Martin Perez (7)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (13)

ERA:  Charlie Culberson (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)