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2022 MLB Handicapping
(42-75) Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers (52-64)
Date: Thursday August 18th
Time: 2:05 PM ET
Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX.
Projected Pitchers: Logue (OAK), Dunning (TEX)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Athletics +140, Rangers -165
MLB run line Betting Odds: Athletics -135, Rangers +115
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
Oakland Athletics
Oakland snapped its losing streak just before it reached double-digits on Tuesday with a 5–1 win over Texas.
The A’s scored exactly one run in each of the first three innings to back JP Sears, who ran his record to 4–0 with five innings of shutout baseball.
AJ Put gave up a run in the sixth inning but still earned a hold. Oakland went on to score two more and three relievers each went a clean inning to shut the door on Texas.
Sean Murphy (14) homered for Oakland’s third run. Elvis Andrus (8) added a two-run homer in the seventh to provide the insurance.
Left-hander Zach Logue, a ninth round selection back in 2017 out of the University of Kentucky, is making his ninth start (and 10th appearance) in the finale Thursday.
He’s just 3–6 with a 5.49 ERA but he’s thrown more confidently his last three times out.
He’s gone at least five full innings in all three. Houston knocked him out in the sixth inning the last game he started but just going out for six complete against that lineup is an achievement.
The Rangers knocked him out in the third when they saw him back at the end of May.
Texas Rangers
Texas will counter with Dane Dunning, a 27-year-old right-hander, who has already been a part of two fairly major deals in his short career.
The Nationals traded him and Lucas Giolito to Chicago to get Adam Eaton. The White Sox traded him to Texas to get Lance Lynn.
Dunning went 5–10 in 25 starts a year ago but his ERA was just a little worse than league average.
His ERA is about the same this year (95 ERA+) and he’s 2–6 in 22 starts.
His lack of decisions may suggest Dunning doesn’t go deep into games, which is true to an extent but he’s averaging over five innings a start this season.
He went seven and gave up just one hit against his former team, the White Sox, in the first week of this month. That’s the best start of his career to date.
He started against Oakland in that late May series and failed to get through the fifth inning. He gave up seven hits but just three runs (two earned).
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Rangers are 5-11 in their last 16 home games.
- Rangers are 4-14 in their last 18 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Over is 6-2-1 in Rangers last 9 overall.
- Under is 11-4 in Athletics last 15 road games.
- Over is 7-3 in Rangers last 10 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers MLB Prediction:
Dunning doesn’t get the win but the Rangers do.
The Athletics are good for about one win a series and they got that on Tuesday.
The Rangers are can hit left-handed pitching a little bit, as evidenced by the total statistics listed in the trends section above.
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