Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 9-1-24 MLB Picks

The Oakland A’s and the Texas Rangers square off Sunday in MLB action from Globe Life Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this Game. Here’s an Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Oakland A’s will send out Mitch Spence for the start here and Spence is 7-9 with a 4.54 ERA and 100 strikeouts this season. This will be Spence’s first career start against the Rangers. The Texas Rangers did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.

Oakland A’s Recap

The Oakland A’s will try to bounce back and win the rubber match of the series after a 3-2 loss in Saturday’s matchup. A series win here would make it back-to-back series wins after taking out the Cincinnati Reds to start the week.

A’s Looking To Climb Into Third In AL West

Entering Saturday, Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 125 hits and 90 RBIs along with 33 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has 81 hits and 26 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 36 doubles, 4 triples, 120 hits and 54 RBIs and Toro has a .240 batting average. Rooker also has 143 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 152 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 23 home runs and 64 RBIs.

Why the Oakland Athletics will win

• The Athletics have won each of their last nine games following a road loss.
• The Rangers have lost each of their last eight home games against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games after playing the previous day.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last nine games following a road loss.

Texas Rangers Recap

The Texas Rangers will look to win the series after evening the set up at one win apiece thanks to their win over Oakland in Saturday’s matchup. The win put the Rangers in line to pick up a second straight series win after taking down the White Sox in a sweep to start the week.

Rangers World Series Defense Hopes Fading

Going into Saturday’s matchup, Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 129 hits along with 25 doubles, 18 home runs and 64 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 21 home runs and 64 RBIs with 21 doubles as well as 11 stolen bases. Jonah Heim has 11 homers and 50 RBIs and Josh Smith also has 23 doubles. Corey Seager also has 30 home runs with 74 RBIs of his own this season.

Why the Texas Rangers will win

• The Athletics have lost 12 of their last 13 Sunday games against AL West opponents.
• The Rangers have won six of their last seven home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Sunday games against AL West opponents.

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction

I’m on the A’s in this one. I’m just tired of the Rangers and they just look like a team that’s struggling to keep momentum going. That may sound odd given the wins they’ve put up over the last week, but the Rangers really struggled to put away the lowly White Sox earlier this week. Oakland’s been quietly playing some of the best ball in the league since the all-star break and I think they can pull off the series W here. Give me the A’s.