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2022 MLB Handicapping
(41-75) Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers (52-63)
Date: Wednesday August 17th
Time: 8:10 PM ET
Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX.
Projected Pitchers: Oller (OAK), Ragans (TEX)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Athletics +140, Rangers -165
MLB run line Betting Odds: Athletics -150, Rangers +130
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
Oakland Athletics
Oakland scored first in the first game of this week’s series with Texas on Monday but wound up losing a ninth consecutive game, 2–1.
The Athletics’ light-hitting shortstop, Nick Allen, homered in his first at-bat out of the nine-hole but Marcus Semien answered with a solo shot of his own against James Kaprielian in the bottom half of the inning.
Texas knocked Kaprielian out in the sixth, though it was relief pitcher Sam Moll who gave up the go-ahead hit that allowed the inherited runner to score and get charged to Kaprielian’s final line.
So the A’s have been swept in three straight series. Even if they fall again on Tuesday, this won’t be a potential sweep game, as a fourth game will be played on Thursday.
Right-handed pitcher Adam Oller was drafted by the Pirates, released, signed by the Giants, and then drafted away by the Mets in the Rule 5 Draft.
They then traded him prior to the season, along with a first round draft pick for Chris Bassitt.
Bassitt has continued to pitch well for the Mets and Oller has a 1–5 record in the nine starts he has made in his rookie season at age 27.
Texas Rangers
Texas’ win on Monday was the first of Tony Beasley’s career as a big league manager.
The club’s former third base coach, Beasley took over on an interim basis after the front office fired Woodward on Monday afternoon.
The 12-year infield veteran, who never played for the Rangers, was in his fourth season as the manager.
His .452 winning percentage this season was actually a big improvement over the last two seasons but not quite enough.
He finishes his first managerial position in the big leagues with a record of 212 wins and 287 losses.
After a rookie from the Japanese League, Kohei Arihara, makes his 11th career start on Tuesday, left-hander Cole Ragans, whom the Rangers drafted in the first round and signed straight out of high school in 2016, will make his third.
Ragans didn’t factor in the decision after his first start, though he pitched well with five innings of one run (unearned) ball against the White Sox.
He gave up five runs on six hits and three walks and only one strikeout before getting removed from the game in the fifth inning against the Astros his last time out. He took the loss that time.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland’s last 9 games when playing Texas
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas’s last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers MLB Prediction:
Ragans gets his much-awaited first Major League win against an opponent he should have plenty of confidence against.
Texas is about as healthy as its been all season with Adolis Garcia, Corey Seager and Semien all in the lineup at the same time.
Take the Rangers to win this game by more than a run for a plus-money return.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Rangers -1.5
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