Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 14

Mark Mathias leads the Texas Rangers (62-80) into a contest against the Oakland Athletics (51-91) after he homered twice in an 8-7 win over the Athletics. The Rangers are favorites (-163) against the Athletics (+139) in this outing, which starts at 8:05 PM ET on Wednesday. Texas’ Dane Dunning and Oakland’s JP Sears pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rangers vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
• Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers average 1.2 home runs per game to rank eighth in MLB play with 174 total home runs.
• The Rangers have the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.242).
• The Rangers rank 24th in the league with a .305 on-base percentage.
• The Rangers strike out 8.9 times per game, the No. 24 average in baseball.
• The Rangers average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (90 total in home contests).
• The Rangers are slugging .406 with 2.8 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• The club is batting .243 with 565 hits (8.1 per game) at home this season.

Rangers Key Batters

• Marcus Semien is batting .248 with 28 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 47 walks.
• Among qualified batters in baseball, Semien ranks 86th in batting average, 113th in on-base percentage, and 68th in slugging.
• Semien will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is batting .391 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI.
• Corey Seager is hitting .246 with 19 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 56 walks.
• Seager’s batting average is 90th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 81st, and his slugging percentage 43rd.
• Adolis Garcia has 136 hits this season and has a slash line of .253/.301/.461.
• Garcia heads into this matchup with five games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with three doubles, three home runs, four walks and eight RBI.
• Nate Lowe has 160 hits and an OBP of .361 to go with a slugging percentage of .501. All three of those stats lead Texas hitters this season.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics’ 120 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
• The Athletics have a team batting average of just .217 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• The Athletics have an OBP of just .281 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
• The Athletics rank 17th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
• In 70 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 74 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They are slugging .373 in 70 road games this season.
• They are averaging 7.8 base hits per game and batting .229 on the road this season.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has an on-base percentage of .329 and a slugging percentage of .436. Both lead the Athletics.
• Murphy ranks 79th in batting average, 68th in on-base percentage and 61st in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in MLB.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .234 with 22 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 40 walks.
• Kemp is currently 115th in batting average, 108th in on-base percentage and 134th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Seth Brown has 101 hits, a team-best for the Athletics.
• Ramon Laureano is batting .211 with 17 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks.

Rangers vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers