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Rangers’ goal against the Athletics is to snap their losing streak

Baseball — 09/10/2023

Texas Rangers (76-64, third in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (44-97, fifth in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; 7:05 p.m. on Saturday. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi (11-4, 2.95 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 112 strikeouts); Athletics’ Kyle Muller (1-5, 7.62 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, 52 strikeouts).

MLB odds from FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK have Rangers at -345 and Athletics at +280; the total is 9 runs.

The Texas Rangers will play the Oakland Athletics in an effort to snap their four-game losing streak.

Texas is 76-64 overall and 43-30 at home. The Rangers’ hitters have a combined slugging percentage of.454, which places them third in the majors.

Overall, Oakland is 44-97 and 20-50 on the road. When they hit at least two home runs, the Athletics have a 25-16 record.

On Saturday, the teams will clash for the 12th time this year. In the season series, the Rangers are in the lead 7-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Leading the Rangers in batting average (.336), Corey Seager has 35 doubles and 29 home runs. Over the past ten games, Marcus Semien is 12-for-42 with two home runs and four RBI.

For the Athletics, Tony Kemp has 26 RBI, four home runs, four triples, and 13 doubles. Over the last ten games, Lawrence Butler is 7 for 28 with three home runs.

OVER THEIR LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers, 3-7,.232 batting average, 7.02 earned run average, outscored by 36 runs.

Athletics: 6-4,.254 batting average, 3.84 ERA, five-run advantage against the opposition

Adolis Garcia, Josh Sborz, Josh Jung, Jacob deGrom, Jake Odorizzi, and Brett Martin are all listed as having 60-day injured lists for the Rangers, while Josh Sborz is listed as having a 15-day injured list for a hamstring and Jake Odorizzi is listed as having a 60-day injured list for a shoulder.

Sports: Austin Pruitt (15 days), JJ Bleday (10 days), Angel Felipe (15 days), Freddy Tarnok (15 days), Richard Lovelady (60 days), James Kaprielian (60 days), and Freddy Tarnok (15 days). Yacksel Rios, Zach Jackson, and Drew Rucinski each have a 60-day IL for a finger, elbow, or sickness, respectively.