Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/28/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Saturday, May 28, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -105, Athletics -115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -105, Athletics -115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -105, Athletics -115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  20-23 (3rd place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  19-28 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 20-23 record overall and they are 10-11 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just split their 2-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 1-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Saturday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Jon Gray is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Taylor Hearn is on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 2-3 with a 5.77 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 2 Ks on 6 hits in 4.2 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 7 runs against them averaging 3.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 19-28 record overall and they are 6-15 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Saturday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Cole Irvin is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while rookie pitcher Zach Logue will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA this season. His team lost 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 7 earned runs, 3 homers, and 4 BB with 6 strikeouts on 6 hits in 4.2 innings played against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 17 runs in their last series averaging just over 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging just under 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. The Rangers have been playing very well recently with some good upsets in their games and they have been scoring a lot of runs in those games. They are going up against an Athletics team that has been struggling all season and will have a rookie pitcher starting in this game. The Rangers have Hearn starting here who has not been any better this season but he at least has MLB experience while Logue who is starting for the A's has only had a few starts and will likely struggle against a pretty good Rangers lineup that has been hitting much better in their recent games. The Rangers keep upsetting teams and this is another game they will pull off an upset in. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Rangers Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, May 28, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Rangers 8 Athletics 6.

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Texas Rangers: 102-163 (-27.7 Units) ML in all games. 84-134 (-10 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 12-4 UNDER as a road underdog of +100 or higher.

Oakland Athletics: 68-49 (+6.2 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 58-38 (+14.4 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 25-18 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  J. Barlow (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger. J. Leclerc (RP) Late June - Elbow. A. Abreu (RP) Early June - Ankle.

Oakland Athletics:  S. Vogt (C) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Jefferies (RP) out for season - Arm. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf.

 

 

 

"We got it done in the ninth. This place is a tough place to score runs but I loved the at-bats that Adolis had. Glad we got it done in the end." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the A’s on Thursday.

 

 

"Umpire, in his opinion, (said) Bethancourt did not have both feet in the box running down to first base. The argument for me was more about the play itself and the throw. It was so far up the line or in foul territory that the throw was uncatchable, in my opinion." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Rangers on Thursday.

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Mitch Garver (R) DH

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Brad Miller (L) LF

Andy Ibanez (R) 3B

 

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Sean Murphy (R) C

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Sam Huff (.393)

Hits:  Corey Seager (38)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (8)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (27)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (8)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (8)

ERA:  Brock Burke (1.17)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.326)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (36)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (5)

RBI:  Seth Brown (22)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)