Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics 5/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/27/2022 at 10:47 PM ET

Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics 5/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Texas Rangers play the third game of a four-game series on the road against the Oakland Athletics. Texas improved to 20-23 following a 4-1 victory over the A’s in the opening game of the series on Thursday. Adolis Garcia hit an RBI-double and Nathanial Lowe a two-run homer in the top of the ninth. Texas is third in the American League West, eight games behind first place Houston.

Kole Calhoun is batting .262 to lead Texas and the right fielder has a team high .309 on-base percentage. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with eight and hits with 38. Right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 27. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers will send Taylor Hearn to the mound. The left-hander is 2-3 with a 5.77 ERA, 33 Ks and 18 BBs.

With its three-run loss on Thursday to Texas, Oakland dropped to 19-28 and had its two-game winning streak snapped. The Athletics have lost four of the last six. Oakland is struggling at the plate with the worst team batting average in baseball at .211 and the next to last slugging percentage with .327. Oakland is fourth in the American League West, 11 games behind the first-place Astros.

Sheldon Nuese is batting .238 to lead Oakland and the third baseman has a team high 36 hits. Left fielder Seth Brown is the leader in home runs five and RBIs with 22, while second baseman Tony Kemp is the leader in on-base percentage .315. On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics will send Zach Logue to the mound. The left-hander is 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA, 20 Ks and 9 BBs. 

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Oakland is having a hard time at the plate as the A’s have baseball's worst team batting average and are next to last in slugging percentage. The Athletics have lost five of the last six at home against Texas and five out of the last six overall against the Rangers. Oakland starting pitcher Zach Logue was roughed up last time out allowing seven runs on six hits across 4 ⅔ innings with four walks, resulting in a 7-6 loss to Seattle. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 7-4.