Rangers vs. Athletics Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/23/2022

The Texas Rangers will look to pick up their 43rd win of the season when they take on the Oakland Athletics (34-62) Saturday. The game begins at 9:07 PM ET, with the Rangers listed as -127 favorites on the moneyline. Texas’ Taylor Hearn and Oakland’s James Kaprielian have been named the starters for this contest.

Rangers vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rangers vs. Athletics

We have the Athletics on the moneyline at +106 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+106) and Over (7.5)

Rangers vs. Athletics Game Info

• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Taylor Hearn
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: James Kaprielian
• Game Day: Saturday, July 23, 2022
• Game Time: 9:07 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Rangers Starter Taylor Hearn

• The Rangers will send Hearn (4-6) to the mound to make his 14th start of the season. He is 4-6 with a 5.78 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance — in relief on Saturday, July 16 — the lefty tossed 4 2/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.78, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opponents are hitting .288 against him.
• Hearn is looking to pick up his second quality start of the season.
• Hearn is trying to pick up his seventh start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
• The opposing Athletics offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.334) and ranks 27th in MLB play with 74 home runs. It has a collective .212 batting average, and is last in MLB with 666 total hits and 29th in MLB action scoring 318 runs.
• Head-to-head against the Athletics this season, Hearn has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on eight hits while striking out five.

Athletics Starter James Kaprielian

• The Athletics’ Kaprielian (1-5) will make his 15th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, July 13, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 14 games this season with an ERA of 5.09, a 1.406 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.362.
• He has started 14 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in two of them.
• Kaprielian has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rangers have scored 418 runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. They have 747 hits, 18th in baseball, with 119 home runs (eighth in the league).
• The right-hander has allowed the Rangers to go 10-for-38 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBI in 9 1/3 innings this season.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rangers have won 15 out of the 35 games, or 42.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Texas is 12-9 this season when entering a game favored by -127 or more on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have a 55.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 93 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 52-41-0 against the spread in their 93 chances this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 81 games this year and have walked away with the win 28 times (34.6%) in those games.
• Oakland has a win-loss record of 23-49 when favored by +106 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 48.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Oakland and their opponents have hit the over in 39 of their 96 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Athletics are 46-50-0 against the spread in their 96 games that had a posted line this season.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager leads the Rangers with 22 homers on the year. He’s also hitting .249 with 52 RBI.
• Seager’s home runs place him ninth in the majors, and he ranks 27th in RBI.
• Marcus Semien is batting .245 with 16 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 31 walks.
• Semien ranks 54th in home runs and 63rd in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Semien has three straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has put up a team-best 55 runs batted in.
• Garcia will look to build on his four-game hitting in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Nate Lowe has a club-high .271 batting average.
• Lowe brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with a double, a home run and two RBI.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Sean Murphy leads the Athletics with a .240 batting average.
• Murphy’s home run total places him 96th in the big leagues, and he is 85th in RBI.
• Murphy carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with a home run, three walks and three RBI.
• Elvis Andrus is hitting .227 with 20 doubles, six home runs and 28 walks.
• Andrus is 183rd among all hitters in the majors in home runs, and 196th in RBI.
• Seth Brown has been solid source of run production for the Athletics with 12 long balls and 41 runs batted in.
• Ramon Laureano has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 21 walks while batting .235.