Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/26/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Thursday, May 26, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +105, Athletics -125; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +105, Athletics -125; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds: Rangers +105, Athletics -125; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  18-23 (3rd place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  18-27 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 18-23 record overall and they are 8-11 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the Houston Astros 3-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Los Angeles Angels still to be played on Wednesday. Glenn Otto is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Martín Pérez is on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 3-2 with a 1.64 ERA this season. His team won 5 of their last 6 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 8 hits in 9 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 3 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 18-27 record overall and they are 6-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Mariners still to be played on Wednesday. Paul Blackburn is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Frankie Montas will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA this season. His team lost their last 6 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 2 strikeouts on 1 hit in 1.2 innings played against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 6 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game off of a recent slump they have been starting to play better in their recent games. They have Perez starting in this game as well and he has had a great season so far as he has been lights out in his starts. They are going up against an Athletics team that has been having an awful season and have been very inconsistent in their recent games. Montas is starting for the A's here but he has only been alright this season and is coming back from an injury in this game. The A's are not playing well right now and the Rangers do have a better lineup that has been hitting the ball and scoring a lot of runs recently. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Rangers Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, May 26, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Rangers 6 Athletics 4.

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Texas Rangers: 100-163 (-30.3 Units) ML in all games. 38-92 (-33.6 Units) ML in road games. 12-5 UNDER in road games.

Oakland Athletics: 57-37 (+13.8 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 8-3 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125. 23-18 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  J. Barlow (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger. J. Leclerc (RP) Early June - Elbow. A. Abreu (RP) Early June - Ankle.

Oakland Athletics:  F. Montas (SP) Ques Thurs - Hand. D. Jefferies (RP) out for season - Arm. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf.

 

 

 

"I felt like I had a good approach to each hitter, (but) just hit a little rough spot in the fourth. Even in the fourth, I felt like I executed pitches, but things just got out of hand real quick." - Dane Dunning after their loss against the Angels on Tuesday.

 

 

"I think (the offense) is trending in the right direction. We talked about that maybe 10 days ago — that the hitters had shown more of an approach to stick with a game plan and a mentality to get the next guy.” - Mark Kotsay after his team’s win against the Mariners on Tuesday. 

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Mitch Garver (R) DH

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Andy Ibanez (R) 3B

Brad Miller (L) LF

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Sean Murphy (R) C

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Luis Barrera (L) RF

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Sam Huff (.435)

Hits:  Corey Seager (37)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (8)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (26)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (8)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (7)

ERA:  Brock Burke (1.29)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.316)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (36)

Home Runs:  Sean Murphy (4)

RBI:  Seth Brown (21)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (4)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (9)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)