Texas Rangers (39-44) vs Oakland Athletics (29-58)
Game Info: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 8:05 pm (Globe Life Field)
Spencer Howard (0-1) (10.97) vs Adrian Martinez (2-1) (6.00)
Betting Odds: Texas Rangers -165 / Oakland Athletics +152 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The Texas Rangers will host the Oakland Athletics in the first game of their series in the American League West from Globe Life Field on Monday night. The weather is expected to be not too humid with a 0% chance of rain and 8.7 miles per hour winds.
The Oakland Athletics are coming off of a 5 run loss against the Houston Astros in their last game. The series ended at 2-1 in favor of the Houston Astros.
Cole Irvin got the start for the Oakland Athletics. He has a 3.32 ERA, with 58 strikes and a 1.13 whip. He allowed two runs and five hit in six innings in the loss.
Oakland Athletics right-hander, Adrián Martínez will be the starter for this one. He has a 6.00 ERA with 11 strikes and a 1.40 whip.
The Texas Rangers are coming off of a 1 run loss against the Minnesota Twins in their last game. The series ended at 2-1 in favor of the Texas Rangers.
Dane Dunning got the start for the Texas Rangers. He has a 4.42 ERA, with 84 strikes and a 1.42 whip. He gave up four runs, six hits and four walks in 2 1/3 innings. He threw just 38 of 66 pitches for strikes in the loss.
Texas Rangers right-hander, Spencer Howard will be the starter for this one. He has a 10.97 ERA with 14 strikes and a 1.88 whip.
The under is 4-1 in Athletics last 5 vs. American League West and is 11-5 in Rangers last 16 home games.
The Athletics are 16-35 in their last 51 vs. American League West and are 17-39 in their last 56 during game 1 of a series. The Athletics are also 18-43 in their last 61 games vs. a right-handed starter. Although the Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter, they are 4-1 in their last 5 Monday games and are 5-2 in their last 7 home games. The Athletics are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings so the Rangers should be able to get the win to start this series off right.