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2021 MLB Handicapping
(31-48) Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics (47-34)
Date: Thursday, July 1st, 2021
Time: 3:37 PM ET
Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Projected Pitchers: Dane Dunning (TEX) vs. Sean Manaea (OAK)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Rangers +145 Athletics -192
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Rangers +1.5, Athletics -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7.5
The Rangers will be in Oakland to face the Athletics for game 3 Thursday at 3:37 ET. Game 2 is Wednesday at 9:40 ET.
These Rangers took the 1st game of this series by a score of 5-4.
Dane Dunning will go for the Rangers and Sean Manaea will go for the Athletics.
Texas Rangers
The Rangers have not played great baseball this year. They have won 4 in a row, though.
Their record is 31-48 which puts them last in the American League West. The Astros are 16.5 games ahead of them.
Before this series, the Rangers swept the Royals in 3 games. They scored 21 runs and allowed 5.
Mike Foltynewicz went 7 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on Tuesday.
Dane Dunning has not been great this year. He is 3-6 with a 4.63 ERA. His last start was against the Royals on Friday where he went 5 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. The Rangers won this game 9-4.
The pitching for this team has not been all that good. They are ranked 21st with a 4.57 ERA.
The offense has been the best part of their game. They are 21st scoring 4.10 runs per game.
Adolis Garcia has been a very good hitter for this team this year.
They have hit 90 home runs which is 19th best.
Oakland Athletics
This team has played some good baseball this year. They have won 4 of their last 7 games.
At 47-34, they are 2nd in the American League West. The Astros are 1.5 games ahead of them.
Oakland lost 2 out of 3 games against the Giants over the weekend. Surprisingly, they scored more runs in that series than San Francisco.
James Kaprielian was effective on Tuesday. The righty went 6 innings and allowed 3 earned runs.
Sean Manaea has been very good this year. The left hander is 6-4 with a 2.91 ERA.
The pitching for this team has been impressive. They are 13th with a 3.90 ERA. Chris Bassitt, Sean Manaea, and Frankie Montas are all key arms in this rotation.
The offense has been quite good. They are scoring 4.54 runs per game which is 13th best.
This team has hit 102 home runs which is 11th best in the league.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Rangers are 17-42 in their last 59 games vs. a left handed starter.
- Rangers are 2-5 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series.
- Rangers are 16-41 in their last 57 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rangers are 14-46 in their last 60 road games.
- Athletics are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a right handed starter.
- Athletics are 7-3 in their last 10 games vs. the American League West.
- Athletics are 73-34 in their last 107 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Athletics are 54-26 in their last 80 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction:
I give a lot of Credit to the Rangers for winning the 1st game. I did not see that happening at all.
The Athletics are looking to get back to the top of the American League West. I look for them to bounce back in this game.
The starting pitching advantage clearly goes to the A’s in this one. Sean Manaea is the better pitcher and I feel he will show that. I look for Oakland to hit around Dunning in order to get a win.
The moneyline is too high in this one, so I will lay the run line with the home team.
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