Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers 8/27/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers 8/27/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Texas Rangers will host the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Thursday, August 27, 2020 6:37 P.M, ET. This is the 4th and final game in this 4 game American League series where the Athletics are ahead with a 2-1 lead in the series. Texas drew 1st blood in the series with a 3-2 win in the opener, but Oakland rebounded strong taking the next 2 games scoring 10-3 in the 2nd, and 3-1 in the 3rd. The Oakland Athletics remain on top of the American League with a 22-10 record, and are 1st in the AL West Division.

The Athletics won 6 of their last 8 games, and scored 15 total runs in their last 3. Stephen Piscotty led the team going 2 for 5 with 1 run batted in. Marcus Siemen chipped in 1 hit and 1 run, while Mike Fiers got the win after pitching 6 scoreless innings. Marcus Siemen leads the A’s with 32 hits and 12 RBIs, while Matt Olson has 10 home runs for this season. The Athletics have the 3rd best bullpen in the league with a 3.35 team earned run average. Chris Bassit will start for the A’s in game 4. He is 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA with 28 strikeouts.

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Predictions 8/27/2020

Texas may have snapped their 8 game losing skid in the series opener, but they are back to losing with 2 back 2 back losses against the A’s. Game 3 wasn’t as painful with a 3-1 loss, but they got demolished in game 2 with a score of 10-3. They actually scored 1st in the 3rd inning courtesy of Shin-Soo Choo who made 1 hit and 1 run in the game. This was the last time the team would score as they fell 3-1 after the A’s rallied in the future innings. Kolby Allard got the loss after allowing 2 earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched. Nick Solak leads the team with 27 hits, and 11 RBIs, while Joey Gallo has 16 RBIs, and 6 bombs this season. Texas is the 2nd worst batting team in the league with a .211 average, and their bullpen is allowing 5.16 earned runs per game which is 23rd in the league. The Texas Rangers are 13th in the American League with an 11-19 record, and are 4th in the AL West Division. Jordan Lyles will start in game 4. He is 1-3 with a 9.25 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season.

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers. MLB’s pick for the game will go to the Oakland Athletics -182. The pick is plain and simple, the Athletics are the better baseball team. Texas is struggling as a team with the one of the worst displays of offense this season, while their pitching staff is also terrible. Lyles is having an abysmal season with one of the worst performances by a starter. Oakland is eating the Rangers alive with a 12- 2 record in their last 14 games. Oakland will take game 3 for their 3rd straight win to a score of 8-4.

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