Athletics vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready to saddle up for an electrifying showdown as the Oakland Athletics gallop into Globe Life Field to face the Texas Rangers under the lights tonight at 08:05 PM EST! With the Athletics trying to claw their way up from a 14-game deficit and the Rangers looking to lasso a closer spot in the American League standings, this matchup promises sparks. Both teams are fresh off the field with the Athletics licking their wounds from a nail-biter loss and the Rangers riding high on a recent victory. The stakes are set with the over/under tantalizingly poised at 8.5, hinting at a battle that could swing either way. As the overcast skies loom and the breeze whispers strategies, fans will be glued to their seats. So, whether you’re betting on the Athletics to swing back or the Rangers to corral another win, tonight’s game is where fortunes could flip faster than a cowboy’s lasso!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 30, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SSE at 3.8 mph. Temperature is at 77.2° with 79% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+126	-150	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+126	-150	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

119W-181L

44.2% Win Probability

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LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

153W-152L

55.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/09/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Under	-1.5
04/09/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-1.5
04/10/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-0.5
04/10/24	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-0.5
04/11/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-7.5
04/11/24	Texas Rangers TEX	0	Under	-7.5
05/06/24	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-2.5
05/06/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-2.5
05/07/24	Texas Rangers TEX	15	Over	+14.5
05/07/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	8	Over	+14.5
05/08/24	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Over	+4.5
05/08/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	9	Over	+4.5
05/08/24	Texas Rangers TEX	12	Over	+14.5
05/08/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	11	Over	+14.5
04/21/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+0.5
04/21/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Over	+0.5
04/22/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+12.5
04/22/23	Texas Rangers TEX	18	Over	+12.5
04/23/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-1.5
04/23/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Under	-1.5
05/11/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-4.5
05/11/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-4.5
05/12/23	Texas Rangers TEX	7	Over	+7.5
05/12/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	9	Over	+7.5
05/13/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Under	-3.5
05/13/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-3.5
05/14/23	Texas Rangers TEX	11	Over	+5.5
05/14/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+5.5
08/07/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Under	-0.5
08/07/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-0.5
08/08/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-1.5
08/08/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-1.5
08/09/23	Texas Rangers TEX	0	Under	-6.5
08/09/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-6.5
09/08/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	6	Over	+0.5
09/08/23	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Over	+0.5
09/09/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-3.5
09/09/23	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-3.5
09/10/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+4.5
09/10/23	Texas Rangers TEX	9	Over	+4.5

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

JP Sears

ERA 4.355 | IP 144.7 | 10.0W-9.0L | KO 113.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-23-24	vsMIL	11-3L	3.7	9	7	3	Over
08-18-24	vsSF	4-2L	7.7	7	1	9	Under
08-11-24	@TOR	8-4W	7.0	3	3	4	Over
08-05-24	vsCWS	1-5W	7.0	3	1	5	Under
07-30-24	@SF	5-2W	7.0	3	0	9	Under
07-24-24	vsHOU	8-1L	6.0	9	8	3	Over
07-19-24	vsLAA	3-13W	5.7	9	3	4	Over
07-10-24	@BOS	5-2W	5.7	4	1	8	Under
07-04-24	vsLAA	0-5W	5.0	2	0	6	Under
06-28-24	@ARI	9-4W	6.0	5	3	6	Over

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Jon Gray

ERA 4.133 | IP 98.0 | 5.0W-5.0L | KO 81.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-24-24	@CLE	5-13L	2.0	6	7	1	Over
08-20-24	vsPIT	4-0L	2.0	2	1	2	Under
07-28-24	@TOR	3-7L	0.0	0	0	0	Over
07-23-24	vsCWS	2-3W	7.7	4	1	5	Under
07-19-24	vsBAL	9-1L	1.0	1	0	0	Over
07-08-24	@LAA	9-4W	5.0	5	3	2	Over
07-03-24	vsSD	6-4L	4.0	7	3	2	Over
06-27-24	@BAL	2-11L	5.0	9	8	1	Over
06-22-24	vsKC	0-6W	6.0	2	0	3	Under
06-17-24	vsNYM	14-2L	3.0	11	9	2	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/31	vs CIN	9-10L	14	4	Over
08/30	vs CIN	9-6W	13	4	Over
08/29	vs CIN	5-4W	8	3	Over
08/27	@ MIL	4-3W	5	0	Under
08/26	@ MIL	5-9L	12	2	Over
08/25	@ MIL	3-11L	6	1	Over
08/24	@ TB	3-1W	9	0	Under
08/23	@ TB	2-4L	5	1	Under
08/22	@ TB	0-1L	3	0	Under
08/21	@ TB	3-0W	6	1	Under
08/20	@ SF	2-4L	8	0	Under
08/19	@ SF	2-0W	6	0	Under
08/17	vs NYM	7-6W	12	1	Over
08/16	vs NYM	1-9L	6	0	Over
08/15	vs NYM	9-4W	11	1	Over

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/31	vs CWS	2-1W	7	1	Under
08/30	vs CWS	4-3W	10	1	Under
08/30	vs CWS	3-1W	11	0	Under
08/27	vs CLE	2-4L	4	1	Under
08/26	vs CLE	5-12L	9	0	Over
08/25	vs CLE	5-3W	10	0	Under
08/23	@ PIT	1-0W	6	0	Under
08/22	@ PIT	0-4L	3	0	Under
08/21	@ PIT	4-3W	5	2	Under
08/20	@ MIN	6-5W	12	2	Over
08/19	@ MIN	2-5L	8	0	Under
08/18	@ MIN	3-4L	8	1	Under
08/17	@ MIN	2-3L	8	0	Under
08/16	vs BOS	9-7W	15	4	Over
08/15	vs BOS	4-9L	6	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Lawrence Butler	8.9	11.7	0.247	0.470	0.339	0.809	0.330	0.053
#2 Brent Rooker	8.4	11.1	0.282	0.543	0.408	0.951	0.380	0.068
#3 JJ Bleday	8.4	11.0	0.245	0.449	0.364	0.813	0.329	0.040
#4 Shea Langeliers	7.5	10.0	0.223	0.444	0.318	0.762	0.312	0.056
#5 Seth Brown	8.3	10.8	0.225	0.364	0.318	0.682	0.282	0.036
#6 Daz Cameron	5.7	7.5	0.195	0.358	0.301	0.659	0.273	0.041
#7 Zack Gelof	6.2	8.0	0.205	0.364	0.300	0.664	0.275	0.038
#8 Max Schuemann	4.9	6.4	0.227	0.324	0.368	0.692	0.284	0.022
#9 Jacob Wilson	4.5	6.1	0.286	0.286	0.429	0.714	0.290	0.000

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	9.4	12.4	0.239	0.394	0.342	0.736	0.302	0.034
#2 Corey Seager	9.0	11.8	0.279	0.516	0.399	0.915	0.367	0.065
#3 Robbie Grossman	8.6	11.2	0.225	0.318	0.393	0.711	0.289	0.017
#4 Adolis Garcia	8.6	11.3	0.224	0.400	0.314	0.715	0.295	0.044
#5 Josh Jung	8.4	10.4	0.254	0.407	0.280	0.686	0.286	0.034
#6 Nathaniel Lowe	7.2	9.5	0.254	0.369	0.397	0.767	0.310	0.026
#7 Wyatt Langford	6.9	9.0	0.246	0.373	0.350	0.724	0.297	0.020
#8 Carson Kelly	5.8	7.7	0.251	0.399	0.359	0.758	0.311	0.036
#9 Ezequiel Duran	6.2	7.7	0.248	0.307	0.302	0.609	0.255	0.010

Athletics Notable Injuries

Miguel Andujar OUT (OF): Avg: 0.29 SLG:0.384 Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 1.8
Austin Adams OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/15/24. Impact: 1.4
Scott Alexander OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/19/24. Impact: 1.0

Rangers Notable Injuries

Max Scherzer OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 6.7
Jon Gray OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 2.1
Tyler Mahle OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 5.0
Josh Sborz OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 1.0
Jacob Latz OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/04/24. Impact: 0.4