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The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers will play this Friday at Globe Life Field. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. CT.
Oakland (43-97 SU and 69-71 RL) is starting right-hander Paul Blackburn. The 29-year-old is 4-4 with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP in 17 outings (16 starts) this season.
Texas (76-63 SU and 73-66 RL) is countering with left-hander Jordan Montgomery. The 30-year-old is 8-10 with a 3.46 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP in his 27 starts.
The Rangers are -245 moneyline favorites and the game total is nine runs.
Oakland has been playing better baseball recently, winning five of its last eight games straight-up. That included a series sweep of division rival Los Angeles, a series they won by a combined score of 21-9!
The Athletics score 3.68 runs per game (30th) and hit .225 (30th) with a .671 OPS (30th). They've hit 147 home runs (22nd) and stolen 130 bases (5th) this season. The pitching staff has compiled a 5.61 ERA (29th) and a 1.53 WHIP (30th) with 27 quality starts (30th).
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Blackburn will start for the visiting A's on Friday evening. The seventh-year pro is 2-2 with a 4.10 ERA, a 1.58 WHIP, and a 40:12 K:BB ratio in eight road appearances (seven starts) this year. He hasn't faced the Rangers in 2023 but has not fared well against them in the past (0-3 with a 13.00 ERA in five appearances). In his most recent outing, he held the Angels to one run on four hits and three walks in a five-inning victory.
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