Can the A’s stay hot on the road against the Rangers?

• What: MLB Regular Season Game
• When: Friday, August 30
• Who:  Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
• Where: Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX)

On Friday, the Oakland Athletics will face off against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.

The Athletics, with a record of 58-76 this season, will face the Texas Rangers, who have a slightly better record of 63-71. This game is important for both teams, as they are both below .500 for the season.

Oakland Athletics

The Athletics are currently ranked 25th in the majors in runs scored, as well as 26th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage, and 18th in slugging. Brent Rooker has been a standout performer, hitting .285 this year with 31 home runs and 88 RBIs, along with seven stolen bases and 64 runs scored.

Shea Langeliers is also having a solid year, hitting .221 with a .287 on-base percentage, 22 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 46 runs scored.

JJ Bleday is another top performer, hitting .241 with a .323 on-base percentage, 18 home runs, 49 RBIs, and 62 runs scored.

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In the last week, Lawrence Butler has been on fire, hitting .360 with three home runs, seven RBIs, and six runs scored. Seth Brown is also performing well, hitting .353 with a .476 on-base percentage, two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs scored.

Brent Rooker has also had a good week, hitting .261 with two home runs, four RBIs, and three runs scored. The Athletics as a team have hit .265 in the last week and scored 29 runs in six games.

Looking at their history against Jon Gray, the Athletics have had 38 career at-bats against him and have only managed to hit .105.

Seth Brown has the most experience, going 2 for 11 with a home run and three RBIs. Brent Rooker and Kyle McCann both have a hit in two at-bats against Gray.

Texas Rangers

The Rangers are currently ranked 23rd in runs scored, as well as 21st in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging.

Marcus Semien has been performing well this year, hitting .242 with a .314 on-base percentage, 18 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 81 runs scored. Corey Seager has also been solid, hitting .277 with 29 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 66 runs scored.

Adolis Garcia rounds out the top performers, hitting .224 with a .286 on-base percentage, 21 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 61 runs scored on the year.

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In the last week, Corey Seager has been impressive, hitting .409 with a .435 on-base percentage, a home run, five RBIs, and two runs scored.

Leody Taveras has also had a good week, hitting .231 with three RBIs and three runs scored, while Wyatt Langford is hitting .278 with a home run, three RBIs, and four runs scored. Despite hitting .247 in the last week, the Rangers have only scored 19 runs.

Looking at their history against JP Sears, the current Rangers have had 120 career at-bats against him and have hit .275. Marcus Semien has been particularly successful, going 6 for 19 with two home runs and five RBIs.

Jonah Heim is 3 for 13 with a double and a home run, along with four RBIs, while Robbie Grossman is 5 for 8 with three doubles, a home run, and two RBIs.

A’s-Rangers Best Bet

Despite being at home, this Rangers team is struggling and while the A’s aren’t a powerhouse of any kind, I like them to get this win on the road. I’ll take the A’s on the moneyline in this one.