Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/24/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Sunday, July 24, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA 

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -125, Athletics +105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -125, Athletics +105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -125, Athletics +105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  42-50 (3rd place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  34-62 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  3-7 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rangers have lost 5 of their last 6 games and enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Miami Marlins 1-0 completing the sweep in a 1-game series. They enter this game with a 42-50 record overall and have a road record of 21-24. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Their offense ranks 17th in the MLB with a .698 OPS. Taylor Hearn is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Martín Pérez is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 7-2 with a 2.68 ERA this season. His team won 6 of their last 7 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 4 BB with 9 Ks on 3 hits through 5 IP against the Seattle Mariners. 

 

The Athletics enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They split their last series against the Detroit Tigers 1-1 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 34-62 record overall and have a home record of 13-32. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .606 OPS. James Kaprielian is on the mound on Saturday while Paul Blackburn will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Sunday. He is 6-5 with a 3.62 ERA this season. His team lost their last 5 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 4 Ks on 3 hits through 6 IP against the Texas Rangers. 

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a slight favorite in this game. The Rangers have not been playing very well over the last week. They went into the All-Star break getting swept in a 4-game series by the Mariners, came out of the break with an 8-0 win over the Marlins, but fell on their face again right after that with a 5-4 loss to the A's. The A's have one of the records in the MLB this season and they have the worst offense but the Rangers still allowed them to score a lot of early runs on them. The A's will not be able to do that here though with Perez starting as he has been great all season and is coming off of another great start in his last game. The Rangers have still been scoring runs in their games though and they came back late against the A's by scoring some runs on that bullpen which has not been great. The Rangers are going to score runs on that bullpen here but also, Blackburn is the starter and he had a great start to the season, but over the last few months he has been slipping up a lot and has had some really bad starts. He is coming off of another bad start where he allowed 5 runs and he is going to allow runs against this Rangers lineup that has been scoring recently. Perez will do enough to keep the worst offense in the MLB with the A's here off the board as well. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Rangers Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, July 24, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Athletics 2.

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Texas Rangers: 124-190 (-33.8 Units) ML in all games. 51-105 (-32.7 Units) ML in road games. 14-9 UNDER on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5.

Oakland Athletics: 62-49 (+9.6 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 16-11 UNDER against left-handed starters. 32-16 UNDER in July games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  J. Barlow (RP) Early Aug - Finger. M. Garver (C) out for season - Forearm. E. White (LF) Early Aug - Wrist.

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

 

 

 

"This is a big second half for him. I desperately as a manager want him to be the answer. I want him to be the first guy we talk about as far as him being a winning piece to this organization. Because I just love the way the guy plays, the heart that he plays with, the way he plays outfield, the way he runs the bases, the way he cares about this team. I really challenged him." - Chris Woodward after his team’s loss against the Athletics on Friday. 

 

 

"I kind of applied that to my pregame routine. Tried it out my last start, I liked it, tried it this start, I liked it again, so I think it's going to be part of it for the next start, too.... That's what's great about this game, is you can never stop learning." - Cole Irvin after their win against the Rangers on Friday.

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Jonah Heim (S) C

Adolis Garcia (R) DH

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Leody Taveras (S) CF

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Charlie Culberson (R) LF

Elier Hernandez (R) RF

 

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Sean Murphy (R) C

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Skye Bolt (S) CF

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Sheldon Neuse (R) DH

 

 

Batting Average:  Leody Taveras (.337)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (90)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (22)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (55)

Stolen Bases:  Marcus Semien (17)

Wins:  Martin Perez (7)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (13)

ERA:  Charlie Culberson (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Dermis Garcia (.400)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (75)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (12)

RBI:  Seth Brown (41)

Stolen Bases:  Ramon Laureano (9)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Parker Markel (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)