Athletics vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a showdown in the Lone Star State as the Oakland Athletics gallop into Globe Life Field to face off against the Texas Rangers tonight at 07:05 PM EST! With the A’s trying to lasso a comeback from 14 games back and the Rangers not far ahead at 10 games behind in the American League standings, the stakes are high. Just last night, Oakland delivered a hefty 9-2 punch, leaving the Rangers to dust themselves off and look for redemption. The odds makers are calling this a tight one with an over/under of 8.5 and the Rangers favored to reclaim their turf. Under the partly cloudy Texas sky, with a gentle breeze setting the stage, this game is shaping up to be anything but predictable. So, as the A’s try to swing for the fences and the Rangers aim to corral a win, tonight’s game promises to be an all-out duel in the diamond!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 31, 2024 07:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ENE at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 86.5° with 55% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+135	-161	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+141	-170	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+6	-9	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

120W-181L

41.5% Win Probability

$tex Team Logo$

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

153W-153L

58.5% 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
08/30/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	9	Over	+2.5
08/30/24	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Over	+2.5
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

Joey Estes

ERA 4.453 | IP 95.0 | 5.0W-6.0L | KO 71.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-25-24	vsMIL	3-4W	5.7	2	2	5	Under
08-20-24	vsTB	1-0L	7.7	3	1	5	Under
08-14-24	@NYM	1-9L	5.3	7	3	3	Over
08-07-24	vsCWS	2-3W	5.0	6	2	4	Under
08-02-24	vsLAD	5-6W	6.0	2	2	6	Over
07-26-24	@LAA	5-4W	2.7	2	0	0	Over
07-21-24	vsLAA	8-5L	5.7	8	2	4	Over
07-09-24	@BOS	9-12L	1.7	7	8	1	Over
07-03-24	vsLAA	0-5W	9.0	5	0	4	Under
06-26-24	@LAA	2-5L	5.7	3	2	8	Under

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Cody Bradford

ERA 3.306 | IP 49.0 | 4.0W-2.0L | KO 44.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-25-24	@CLE	2-4L	6.0	3	2	3	Under
08-20-24	vsPIT	4-0L	7.0	5	3	8	Under
08-15-24	vsMIN	3-2L	6.0	6	2	2	Under
08-10-24	@NYY	9-4W	5.0	5	1	7	Over
08-03-24	vsBOS	4-7W	3.7	4	3	5	Over
07-30-24	@STL	1-8L	2.0	5	5	2	Over
04-10-24	vsOAK	2-6W	6.7	5	1	7	Under
04-05-24	vsHOU	2-10W	7.7	2	1	4	Over
03-30-24	vsCHC	2-11W	5.0	3	2	6	Over
09-30-23	@SEA	6-1W	1.7	1	1	2	Under

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/01	vs TEX	9-2W	11	4	Over
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

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/01	@ OAK	2-9L	7	1	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Max Schuemann	6.1	8.0	0.225	0.321	0.367	0.688	0.283	0.022
#2 Daz Cameron	6.6	8.7	0.195	0.352	0.297	0.648	0.269	0.039
#3 Brent Rooker	8.2	10.9	0.284	0.557	0.411	0.968	0.386	0.072
#4 Shea Langeliers	6.7	8.9	0.225	0.451	0.319	0.770	0.316	0.058
#5 Lawrence Butler	5.7	7.5	0.246	0.469	0.337	0.806	0.329	0.052
#6 Tyler Nevin	5.3	7.0	0.205	0.335	0.350	0.685	0.282	0.030
#7 Zack Gelof	5.7	7.4	0.203	0.360	0.297	0.657	0.273	0.038
#8 Jacob Wilson	4.9	6.6	0.300	0.300	0.500	0.800	0.317	0.000
#9 Armando Alvarez	4.6	6.0	0.276	0.310	0.345	0.655	0.272	0.000

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	9.2	12.1	0.237	0.391	0.341	0.733	0.300	0.033
#2 Corey Seager	9.8	12.9	0.279	0.516	0.399	0.915	0.367	0.065
#3 Josh Smith	7.1	9.3	0.265	0.399	0.403	0.802	0.326	0.024
#4 Adolis Garcia	8.9	11.7	0.222	0.397	0.312	0.709	0.293	0.044
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	7.9	10.3	0.256	0.378	0.398	0.777	0.314	0.028
#6 Josh Jung	8.3	10.3	0.254	0.402	0.279	0.680	0.284	0.033
#7 Wyatt Langford	6.5	8.5	0.243	0.370	0.347	0.716	0.294	0.020
#8 Jonah Heim	5.9	7.7	0.230	0.345	0.298	0.642	0.268	0.029
#9 Leody Taveras	6.5	8.3	0.226	0.344	0.307	0.651	0.270	0.022

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: 09/01/24. 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