The Texas Rangers face the Athletics in game 2 of their series, with the Rangers leading 1-0. The game is scheduled for Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. EDT in West Sacramento, California.
Texas Rangers (9-7, first in the AL West) vs. Athletics (8-8, second in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (2-0, 2.76 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (2-0, 1.47 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -121, Athletics +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers play the Athletics leading the series 1-0.
The Athletics are 8-8 overall and 2-2 at home. Athletics hitters are batting a collective .231, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Texas has a 9-7 record overall and a 6-4 record in road games. The Rangers are 4-2 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Tuesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Max Muncy leads the Athletics with a .317 batting average, and has five doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs. Jeff McNeil is 14 for 35 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jake Burger has four doubles and four home runs for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 12 for 40 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 7-3, .262 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Rangers: 5-5, .222 batting average, 2.96 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (oblique), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Rangers: Wyatt Langford: day-to-day (quadricep), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Texas Rangers are first in the AL West with a record of 9-7, while the Athletics are second with a record of 8-8.
MacKenzie Gore is starting for the Texas Rangers with a 2-0 record and a 2.76 ERA, while Jeffrey Springs is starting for the Athletics with a 2-0 record and a 1.47 ERA.
The betting line has the Texas Rangers at -121 and the Athletics at +101, with an over/under set at 8.5 runs.
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