Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/18/2022

Game Time: 2:05 pm ET, Thursday, August 18, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX 

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +150, Rangers -175; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +150, Rangers -175; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +150, Rangers -175; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  42-75 (5th place, AL West)

Texas Rangers:  52-64 (3rd place, AL West)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  1-9 last 10

Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Athletics were on a 9 game losing streak but now enter this game off of a win. They lost their last series against the Houston Astros getting swept 3-0 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 42-75 record overall and have a road record of 25-37. This is the series finale of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Thursday with the 3rd game still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 29th in the MLB with a .624 OPS. Rookie pitcher Adam Oller is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Zach Logue is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 3-6 with a 5.49 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 6 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 2 Ks on 8 hits through 5.1 IP against the Houston Astros. 

 

The Rangers were on a 3 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 52-64 record overall and have a home record of 26-33. This is the 4th game of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Thursday with the 3rd game still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 15th in the MLB with a .700 OPS. Rookie pitcher Cole Ragans is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Dane Dunning is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 2-6 with a 4.12 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits through 4.1 IP against the Seattle Mariners. 

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a favorite in this game. The Rangers have been playing a lot better in their recent games and they just fired their manager Chris Woodward the other day which should light a fire under this team and have them play much better. They do have a good lineup but they are just not performing well this season. They have been better recently and the A's have one of the worst records and offenses in the MLB this season. The A's are really hurting for pitching right now as well with a lot of rookies starting for them recently, and another on the mound in Logue here. Logue has not been great in his starts this season and he is coming off of a start where he allowed 6 runs as well. Dunning has not been great for the Rangers this season but he has not been bad either and has not been allowing a lot of runs recently as he only allowed 3 in his last start. The Rangers have the advantage here with their better offense but they also have the pitching advantage as well and they should win this game at home against a bad team here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Athletics Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, August 18, 2022 (2:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 8 Athletics 3.

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Oakland Athletics: 42-75 (-15.1 Units) ML in all games. 19-34 (-5.9 Units) ML against division opponents. 35-29 OVER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Texas Rangers: 14-12 (+3.6 Units) ML after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals. 22-15 OVER as a favorite of -110 or higher. 19-12 OVER against left-handed starters.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  R. Laureano (CF) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. P. Blackburn (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger. B. Honeywell Jr. (RP) Late Sept - Elbow.

Texas Rangers:  M. Garver (C) out for season - Forearm. K. Calhoun (RF) Out indefinitely - Heel. E. White (LF) Late Aug - Wrist.

 

 

 

"I think it's great. I think anybody that gets to the big leagues and they see one pitch, they should be swinging, in my opinion. I thought it was great. I loved the aggressiveness." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s win against the Rangers on Tuesday.

 

 

"I thought he threw the ball very well. I thought the first inning, he got the little base hits that just had eyes. He had some unfortunate things happen." - Tony Beasley after his team’s loss against the A’s on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Cal Stevenson (L) CF

Tony Kemp (L) LF

Sean Murphy (R) C

Seth Brown (L) RF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Shea Langeliers (R) DH

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Jonah Bride (R) 1B

Nick Allen (R) 2B

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Jonah Heim (S) C

Leody Taveras (S) CF

Charlie Culberson (R) DH

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Bubba Thompson (R) LF

 

 

Batting Average:  Dermis Garcia (.250)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (94)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (17)

RBI:  Seth Brown (49)

Stolen Bases:  Ramon Laureano (10)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (7)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Parker Markel (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Leody Taveras (.301)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (122)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (26)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (73)

Stolen Bases:  Marcus Semien (19)

Wins:  Martin Perez (9)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (13)

ERA:  Charlie Culberson (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Texas Rangers: Tony Beasley (Interim)