The Oakland Athletics will host the Texas Rangers in the second game of their series in the American League West from RingCentral Coliseum on Saturday night. The weather is expected to be mildly humid with a 0% chance of rain and 8.1 miles per hour winds.
The Oakland Athletics are coming off of a 1 run win against the Detroit Tigers in their last game. Ramón Laureano hit a go-ahead homer on a full-count with two out in the fifth to help decide this one. The series ended at 1-1. This series is at 1-0 in favor of the Oakland Athletics going into game 2.
Cole Irvin got the start for the Oakland Athletics. He has a 3.08 ERA, with 70 strikes and a 1.07 whip. He gave up three hits and he struck out eight and didn't allow an earned run over seven sparkling innings in the win.