Rangers at Athletics 8/5/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/05/2020 at 11:01 AM ET
The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Texas was off on Monday and improved to 3-5 Sunday following its 9-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Rangers. In the victory, Joey Gallo blasted a three-run homer to help Texas avoid being swept in the three-game series.
Joey Gallo is leading the Rangers in hitting with a batting average .310, in home runs with three, RBIs with eight and hits with nine. On Wednesday, the Texas Rangers will send Kyle Gibson to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 0.00, 4 Ks and 3 BBs.
Oakland improved to 6-4 following its 11-1 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Monday. With the victory, Oakland moved into first place in the American League West by a 1/2 game over the Houston Astros. Chad Pinder and Ramon Laureano each hit two-run singles in the fifth inning for the Athletics. Oakland won three straight in the series after losing the opening game on Friday
Ramon Laureano is leading Oakland in hitting with a batting average of .324, home runs with two, RBIs with nine and hits with 11. On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics will send Sean Manaea to the mound. The left-hander is 0-2 with an ERA of 7.00, 7 Ks and 0 BBs.
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The play here is the OVER. Both Oakland and Texas have been scoring plenty of runs of late and the OVER has cashed in five of the last seven play head-to-head between the two. The OVER has cashed in four of the Rangers last five and in each of the Rangers last five played on the road. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win but our best play is OVER 8-5.
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