On Friday, the Oakland Athletics (8-31) are hosting the Texas Rangers (23-14), at 9:40 PM ET. The Athletics have dropped five in a row.
The Athletics are an underdog at home (+153) against the Rangers (-181). The scheduled starters are Martin Perez (4-1) for the Texas Rangers, and Ken Waldichuk (1-2) for the Oakland Athletics.
These squads meet again following the Rangers’ 4-0 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Nathan Eovaldi (8.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 12 K) earned the win for the Rangers. Marcus Semien went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Luis Medina (6.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Athletics.