Athletics at Rangers 6/5/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics visit the Texas Rangers for the first game of a three-game series between the American League West rivals.
Oakland is coming of a Sunday win over the Kansas City Royals of 5-1. Matt Olsen hit a three-run home during the eighth inning. Olsen had five hits in 11 at bats including three home runs with eight runs batted in during the series for the A’s. Oakland has now won three of its last four games.
Nomar Mazara leads the Rangers with a .274 batting average and team highs in RBIs with 39 and hits with 63. Joey Gallo leads the team in home runs with 15. Texas has a team batting average of .228 while opposing hitters are averaging .270 at the plate against Rangers pitching. On Tuesday, the Rangers will send Matt Moore to the mound. The left-hander this season is 1-5 with an ERA of 7.86, 39 Ks and 23 BBs.
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Oakland has won 12 of the last 17 games head to head with Texas and 6 of Manaea’s last 8 starts against the Rangers. A's are the hotter team and that confidence is enough to dominate tonight - Add in big starting pitching edge and A's roll. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-3.