Athletics vs Rangers Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 9th 2024

Listen up, sports junkies, it’s time for another round of good ol’ American baseball! Our beloved Oakland Athletics, currently sporting a 3W-7L record and trailing by 3 games in the American League, are packing their bags and heading down to the Lone Star State. That’s right, they are gearing up to face the 6W-4L Texas Rangers at the iconic Globe Life Field – first pitch slated for 08:05PM EST. Now, the Rangers, despite their recent stumble against the Astros, are sitting pretty at the top of the American League conference. With the over/under set at a tantalizing 9.0, and the betting lines favoring the Rangers at -220, this is shaping up to be a showdown for the ages. Meanwhile, the Athletics, fresh off a morale-boosting victory against the Tigers, are a tempting underdog bet at 180. The weather’s playing ball too, folks – a partly cloudy evening, a cool 63°, and a gentle eastward breeze at 9.4 mph. So, whether you’re an A’s supporter hoping they can “steal” this one, or a Rangers fan praying they can “round the bases” to victory, you’re in for a thrilling night of baseball!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 09, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the E at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 63.0° with 84% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+180	-220	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+165	-200	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-15	+20	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

97W-141L

37.7% Win Probability

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LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

123W-124L

62.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/21/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Push	-0.0
04/21/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Push	-0.0
04/22/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+12.0
04/22/23	Texas Rangers TEX	18	Over	+12.0
04/23/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-2.0
04/23/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Under	-2.0
05/11/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-5.0
05/11/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-5.0
05/12/23	Texas Rangers TEX	7	Over	+7.0
05/12/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	9	Over	+7.0
05/13/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Under	-4.0
05/13/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-4.0
05/14/23	Texas Rangers TEX	11	Over	+5.0
05/14/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+5.0
08/07/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Under	-1.0
08/07/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-1.0
08/08/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-2.0
08/08/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-2.0
08/09/23	Texas Rangers TEX	0	Under	-7.0
08/09/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-7.0
09/08/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	6	Push	-0.0
09/08/23	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Push	-0.0
09/09/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-4.0
09/09/23	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-4.0
09/10/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+4.0
09/10/23	Texas Rangers TEX	9	Over	+4.0

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

Alex Wood

ERA 4.331 | IP 97.7 | 5.0W-5.0L | KO 74.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-02-24	vsBOS	5-4L	5.0	6	3	7	Push
03-28-24	vsCLE	8-0L	3.3	7	6	3	Under
09-26-23	@SD	4-0L	4.7	4	1	5	Under
09-24-23	@LAD	2-3W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
09-19-23	@ARI	4-8W	5.0	7	3	2	Over
09-13-23	@CLE	5-6W	4.0	3	0	1	Over
09-06-23	@CHC	2-8W	2.3	5	5	2	Over
09-01-23	@SD	3-7W	3.0	3	1	1	Over
08-25-23	@ATL	5-1L	3.7	1	0	2	Under
08-23-23	@PHI	8-6L	0.3	0	0	1	Over

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Andrew Heaney

ERA 4.154 | IP 147.3 | 10.0W-6.0L | KO 151.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-03-24	@TB	4-1W	7.0	4	0	8	Under
03-28-24	vsCHC	3-4W	6.0	4	2	3	Under
09-29-23	@SEA	0-8L	3.3	5	7	5	Under
09-24-23	vsSEA	8-9W	5.0	6	5	6	Over
09-19-23	vsBOS	4-6W	5.0	4	3	3	Over
09-14-23	@TOR	9-2W	3.3	3	2	3	Over
09-09-23	vsOAK	2-3W	2.3	3	0	3	Under
09-05-23	vsHOU	14-1L	1.3	5	4	1	Over
07-18-23	vsTB	3-5W	6.0	2	0	2	Under
07-06-23	@BOS	6-10L	5.3	5	4	3	Over
04-08-24	vsHOU	10-5L	3.7	4	6	2	Over
04-02-24	@TB	2-5L	4.7	4	3	7	Under
09-30-23	@SEA	6-1W	4.3	5	0	2	Under
09-28-23	@SEA	2-3L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
09-25-23	@LAA	5-1W	1.3	0	0	0	Under
09-22-23	vsSEA	5-8W	2.3	0	0	2	Over
09-19-23	vsBOS	4-6W	0.3	1	1	1	Over
09-15-23	@CLE	3-12L	2.0	6	6	3	Over
09-10-23	vsOAK	4-9W	3.7	4	0	6	Over
09-04-23	vsHOU	13-6L	4.7	5	3	1	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/09	vs DET	7-1W	14	1	Under
04/08	vs DET	4-0W	5	1	Under
04/07	vs DET	4-5L	5	2	Push
04/05	@ BOS	0-1L	8	0	Under
04/04	@ BOS	4-5L	7	2	Push
04/03	@ BOS	0-9L	4	0	Push
04/02	@ CLE	4-3W	9	0	Under
04/01	@ CLE	3-12L	6	0	Over
03/31	@ CLE	4-6L	8	2	Over
03/30	@ CLE	0-8L	4	0	Under
10/03	vs LAA	3-7L	10	1	Over
10/02	vs LAA	7-3W	8	2	Over
10/01	vs LAA	1-5L	4	0	Under
09/30	vs MIN	2-1W	4	1	Under
09/29	vs MIN	4-6L	9	0	Over

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/10	@ HOU	5-10L	8	0	Over
04/09	@ HOU	1-3L	2	0	Under
04/08	@ HOU	7-2W	15	0	Push
04/07	@ HOU	10-2W	16	2	Over
04/05	vs TB	4-1W	10	1	Under
04/04	vs TB	2-5L	7	0	Under
04/03	vs TB	9-3W	8	2	Over
04/02	@ CHC	5-9L	8	0	Over
04/01	@ CHC	11-2W	16	3	Over
03/30	@ CHC	4-3W	8	2	Under
10/03	vs SEA	0-1L	4	0	Under
10/02	vs SEA	6-1W	8	0	Under
10/01	vs SEA	0-8L	3	0	Under
09/30	vs SEA	2-3L	3	2	Under
09/29	vs LAA	5-0W	10	3	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	6.5	8.8	0.444	0.778	61.1%	138.9%	11.1%
#2 Zack Gelof	8.9	11.5	0.267	0.504	37.4%	87.8%	5.2%
#3 JJ Bleday	6.5	8.7	0.195	0.359	37.1%	72.9%	4.0%
#4 J.D. Davis	7.8	10.3	0.248	0.408	37.0%	77.7%	3.6%
#5 Seth Brown	6.3	8.3	0.222	0.408	31.7%	72.5%	4.1%
#6 Shea Langeliers	6.9	9.2	0.205	0.413	29.2%	70.5%	4.9%
#7 Ryan Noda	5.9	7.9	0.229	0.405	44.3%	84.8%	4.0%
#8 Nick Allen	4.9	6.1	0.221	0.287	28.1%	56.8%	1.3%
#9 Lawrence Butler	4.9	6.2	0.211	0.341	25.2%	59.3%	3.3%

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	8.4	11.1	0.276	0.477	39.0%	86.8%	4.4%
#2 Corey Seager	9.1	12.1	0.326	0.624	43.8%	106.1%	7.0%
#4 Adolis Garcia	8.1	11.0	0.245	0.51	37.4%	88.4%	7.1%
#5 Jonah Heim	6.8	9.2	0.258	0.438	34.8%	78.6%	3.9%
#6 Ezequiel Duran	6.8	8.7	0.276	0.445	35.1%	79.6%	3.5%
#7 Evan Carter	6.6	8.9	0.29	0.629	48.4%	111.3%	8.1%
#8 Justin Foscue	nan	7.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#9 Josh Smith	5.5	7.2	0.185	0.328	35.9%	68.7%	3.1%
#9 Leody Taveras	6.1	7.9	0.268	0.423	33.9%	76.2%	2.8%

Athletics Notable Injuries

No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Rangers Notable Injuries

Josh Jung OUT (3B): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.465 Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 4.0
Josh Sborz OUT (RP): Avg: 0.0 SLG:0.0 Last game: 04/08/24. Impact: 0.6