Rangers vs Athletics Prediction - MLB Picks 8/8/23

The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics face off on Tuesday in an MLB showdown at Oakland Coliseum. On Monday it was the Rangers that were able to secure the 5-3 victory. 

Rangers Pitching Starts to Shine 

The Rangers won six games in a row heading into Monday’s game and in five of the six games the pitching gave up three runs or less. On Sunday the Rangers pitching was dominant not giving up any runs on the way to the victory. The Rangers are averaging 5.79 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.29 runs per game. The offense is ranked 1st while the pitching is ranked 11th. On the mound for the Rangers will be Max Scherzer who sits with a 10-4 record and an ERA of 4.04. 

Rangers Betting Trends

• The Rangers have won each of their last seven games.
• The Rangers have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games against American League opponents.
• The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five road night games.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Rangers' last three road games.
• The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road favourites.

This A’s Team Stinks

This A’s team is awful but they were able to win the two games against the San Francisco Giants. On Sunday the A’s team scored eight runs and that was enough to win by two runs. The A’s are averaging 3.59 runs while their pitching is giving up 6.02 runs per game. The offense is ranked 30th while the pitching staff is ranked 30th. On the mound for the A’s is JP Sears who sits with a 2-8 record and an ERA of 4.07.