Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: Jesse Chavez (3-6) vs. Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-1)

The Oakland Athletics visit Globe Life Park on Tuesday to play the Texas Rangers. The probable starters are Jesse Chavez for the Athletics and Chi Chi Gonzalez for the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has Oakland at -118 and Texas at +108. The over/under was set at 9.5. The Athletics, with a 35-37 run line record, cover the spread 49% of the time. They also have a 41-27 over/under record. The Rangers have a 29-38 over/under record and a 46-24 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 66% of the time.

The Athletics head into this matchup with a 31-41 record, including 17-21 on the road. Starting pitcher Jesse Chavez holds a 3-6 record with an earned run average of 2.52 and a WHIP of 1.09. He's pitched 78.2 innings thus far while surrendering 67 hits over that time and when he starts, the Athletics are 3-8. The Athletics are also 3-7 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 3.5 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.77 and they have given up 197 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .255 against the bullpen while being struck out 191 times and walking 74 times this season. As a team, Oakland has allowed 8.11 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.67 batters per nine. They are 6th in the league in team earned run average at 3.55.

Oakland ranks 9th in the league in team batting average at .259 while hitting .247 on the road. The Athletics hold a .397 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .323 which is good for 10th in baseball. They rank 7th in baseball with 9.01 hits per game and Brett Lawrie leads the team with 73.

With a 15-16 home record, Texas will hope to improve on their 37-33 overall mark. With an earned run average of 0.90, Chi Chi Gonzalez will come into this game holding a 2-1 record and a 1.00 WHIP. He's pitched 30 innings thus far while surrendering 18 hits over that time in which the Rangers are 3-1. The Rangers are also 0-4 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 3.8 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.41 and they have given up 219 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .253 against the Rangers bullpen while being struck out 177 times and walking 87 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 8.86 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.52 batters per nine. They are 16th in the league in team earned run average at 3.87.

They rank 18th in the league in team batting average with a .247 average while hitting .269 at home. The Rangers hold a .393 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .317 which is good for 16th in baseball. They rank 18th in baseball with 8.39 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 90.

Oakland has a team fielding percentage of .974 after having committed 71 errors with 716 assists and 1,911 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .978 team fielding percentage while committing 58 errors, accumulating 703 assists and compiling 1,883 put outs.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 41-27 against the over/under so far this season

The Oakland Athletics are 35-37 against the run line so far this season

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 29-38 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 46-24 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

06/14/15 P Pat Venditte Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/11)
05/30/15 P Sean Doolittle Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/28)
05/23/15 CF Coco Crisp Neck Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/21)
05/23/15 2B Tyler Ladendorf Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/22)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/26)

Texas Rangers

06/15/15 CF Delino DeShields Jr. Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
06/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/1)
06/01/15 3B Adrian Beltre Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/31)
05/29/15 P Nick Tepesch Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7)
05/29/15 P Derek Holland Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/11)
05/26/15 P Neftali Feliz Side Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/20)
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/31)
04/06/15 P Matt Harrison Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6), out for season
04/04/15 RF Antoan Richardson Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/2)
04/04/15 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/24), out for season
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/11)

Tony's Pick: Take the Athletics

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