On Tuesday, a battle of AL West rivals is on the docket, with the Texas Rangers (61-80) hosting the Oakland Athletics (51-90) at 8:05 PM ET.
The Athletics (+130 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Rangers (-153). The Texas Rangers will give the start to Cole Ragans (0-2, 3.80 ERA), who is looking for win No. 1 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to Ken Waldichuk (0-1, 3.60 ERA).
The Rangers lost their last game against the Marlins by a 10-6 score yesterday. Marcus Semien went 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively. A.J. Alexy picked up the loss after throwing 1/3 of an inning, giving up four earned runs on one hit while striking out one.
Tuesday, the Athletics beat the White Sox 10-3. Cole Irvin was the winning pitcher after throwing seven innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out five. Tony Kemp paced the Athletics’ offense, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run and three RBI.