Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers 9/11/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers 9/11/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Oakland Athletics will battle with the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Friday, September 11, 2020, at 8:05 P.M, ET. This will be the 1st game in this 3-game American League series. The Rangers are coming off a winning series against the Angels with 2 wins and 1 loss. Oakland had a dominant previous 5-game series against the Astros where they only allowed 1 win. The A’s regain the top spot in the American League with a record of 27-15 and are 1st in the AL West Division.

Oakland won game 5 against the Astros with a score of 3-1. The Athletics are on a 2-game winning streak and won 4 of their last 5 games. They made a total of 10 runs in their last 3 matchups. Matt Olson led the A’s in game 5 going 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs with a 2 run homer in the 6th inning. Chad Pinder added 1 hit and 1 RBI in game 5. Sean Manaea had a sensational game with only 1 earned run in 7 innings to pick up the win. Mark Canha leads the A’s with 34 hits this season while Matt Olson has a team-high of 31 RBIs and 12 homers. Oakland belongs to the lower half of the league in terms of batting with a team BAA of .227 which is in 26th place while their success in pitching is why they are on top of the AL with a team ERA of 3.54 which is the 3rd best record. Mike Fiers will start for the Athletics in the opening game.

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Predictions 9/11/2020

Texas was successful in taking the series from the Angels but lost their final game with a score of 6-2. The squad has only 3 wins in their last 7 games and made 16 total runs in their last 3 matchups. Anderson Tejeda had the only notable performance in their last game with 2 hits and 1 RBI. Kyle Gibson got the loss after allowing 5 earned runs in 5.2 innings. Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Rangers with 47 hits with a BAA of .320 while Joey Gallo has 21 RBIs and 8 homers. Texas is the 2nd worst batting team in the league with a team BAA of .214 while their pitching staff is also in the bottom half of the league with a team ERA of 5.06. Texas is dead last in the American League with a 15-28 record and is 5th in the AL West Division. Jordan Lyles will start for the Rangers in the opening game.

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers. MLB’s pick for the opening game is the Oakland Athletics -165. Oakland is looking good with a lot of confidence after their series with Houston. They will now face another Texas team who happens to be the worst team in the American League. Lyles may have good performances against the A’s in his career but his season is just terrible at this moment. Fiers doesn’t have a great season as well but is not as terrible as Lyles. The A’s are 12-2 in their last 14 games against the Rangers. Looking for Oakland to run over the Rangers with all the momentum with them to a score of 7-3.

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