Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers 9/13/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers head back home on Tuesday and will take on the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers are 4th in the AL West. Texas played in Miami on Monday night and have won just three of their last ten games. The Rangers are averaging 4.5 runs per game which ranks 9th in the MLB. Nathaniel Lowe leads the Rangers with 157 hits on the season. 

Cole Ragans will make his 6th start on the hill for the Texas Rangers. Ragans is 0-2 on the season with 21.1 innings pitched. Ragans has 12 strikeouts and carries a 3.80 ERA. Ragans pitched 3 innings in his last outing allowing no runs and no hits. The Texas Rangers scored 10 runs the last time they played Oakland. 

The Oakland Athletics beat the White Sox 10-3 on Sunday in their last game. Tony Kemp led the A's with a home run and 3 RBI's. Oakland is last in the AL West with a 51-90 record. The Athletics have won just two of their last ten games. Oakland carries a losing 28-42 road record into Texas. 

Ken Waldichuk will make his 3rd start on the mound for Oakland. Waldichuk is 0-1 on the season with 10 total innings pitched. Waldichuk has 8 strikeouts and carries a 3.60 ERA. Waldichuk pitched 5.1 innings in his last start allowing 3 runs and 3 hits. The Oakland Athletics are allowing 8.5 hits per game.