Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/27/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Friday, May 27, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -120, Athletics +100; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -120, Athletics +100; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds: Rangers -120, Athletics +100; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  19-23 (3rd place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  19-27 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 19-23 record overall and they are 9-11 in their road 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 split their 2-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 1-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Martín Pérez is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Jon Gray is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-2 with a 5.14 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 6 hits in 6 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 7 runs against them averaging 3.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 19-27 record overall and they are 6-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Frankie Montas is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Cole Irvin will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-2 with a 3.21 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 2 BB with 4 strikeouts on 8 hits in 6 innings played against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 17 runs in their last series averaging just over 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging just under 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They are at home for this series where they have not been playing well this season but that is bound to turn around at some point and this is a good game for them to get a win here. Both of these teams have not been playing well recently but both teams have also played much better in their last series, with both of them not losing their last series. Jon Gray is starting for the Rangers here and he has not been good for them this season, allowing a lot of runs in the games he has pitched in. Cole Irvin is on the mound for the A's here and he has not been great this season either but he has still been pitching much better than Gray has been. Irvin is also coming off of an injury but he should be well rested here and that should help him pitch a better game. The best bet here is on the A's to win this game at home.

 

Rangers Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 27, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Athletics 6 Rangers 3.

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Texas Rangers: 101-163 (-28.7 Units) ML in all games. 39-92 (-32.1 Units) ML in road games. 13-6 UNDER on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5.

Oakland Athletics: 68-48 (+7.3 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 24-18 UNDER in all games. 8-3 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  J. Barlow (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger. J. Leclerc (RP) Late 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 don't think he was as sharp as we've seen him ... but he blew away some of their best hitters. Trout had a hard time with him today." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the Angels on Wednesday.

 

 

"Seth and I talked about being aggressive against Robbie. I felt Robbie was going to challenge him with fastballs and Seth put two good swings on two heaters." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s win against the Mariners on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Mitch Garver (R) DH

Jonah Heim (S) C

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Sam Huff (R) 1B

Charlie Culberson (R) 3B

Eli White (R) LF

 

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

Luis Barrera (L) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Sam Huff (.407)

Hits:  Corey Seager (38)

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 (1.17)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.333)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (36)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (5)

RBI:  Seth Brown (22)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)