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Athletics Vs Rangers: MLB Betting Odds & Trends – 5/26/2022

The Oakland Athletics (18-27) host the Texas Rangers (19-23) in AL West play on Thursday at 9:40 PM ET. Oakland’s (
to win) Frankie Montas gets the start against Texas’ ( ) Martin Perez.The betting insights in the following article use the latest odds as of May 26, 2022 at 5:26 AM ET.
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Athletics vs Rangers Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Montas (OAK) | Pitcher | Pérez (TEX) |
---|---|---|
2 – 4 | W/L | 3 – 2 |
50.2 | IP | 49.1 |
3.55 | ERA | 1.64 |
0.967 | WHIP | 0.993 |
9.8 | K/9 | 6.9 |
2.3 | BB/9 | 2.2 |
Athletics Probable Starter Frankie Montas
- Montas (2-4 with a 3.55 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Athletics, his 10th of the season.
- In his last outing on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, the righty tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings while surrendering one hit.
- The 29-year-old has a 3.55 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season.
- Montás is trying to secure his sixth quality start of the season in this game.
- He will take the hill against a Rangers offense that is hitting .224 as a unit (26th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .359 (22nd in MLB) with 45 total home runs (12th in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old’s 3.55 ERA ranks 35th, .967 WHIP ranks 10th, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 17th.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 26, 2022 at 5:26 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Rangers Stats vs Montas
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kole Calhoun | 18 | .389 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .421 | 1.254 |
Nathaniel Lowe | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .500 |
Andy Ibáñez | 6 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .834 |
Marcus Semien | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .453 |
Corey Seager | 5 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .714 | 1.514 |
Adolis García | 4 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.417 |
Eli White | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 |
Mitch Garver | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Brad Miller | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Rangers Probable Starter Martin Pérez
- Perez (3-2) will take the mound for the Rangers, his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 9 2/3 innings without allowing a run on seven hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 1.64 ERA this season with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across eight games.
- He’s looking to extend his six-game quality start streak.
- The Athletics rank 30th in MLB with a .212 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 29th in the league (.328) and 30 home runs.
- The 31-year-old’s 1.64 ERA ranks third, .993 WHIP ranks 13th, and 6.9 K/9 ranks 46th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 26, 2022 at 5:26 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Athletics Stats vs Pérez
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jed Lowrie | 19 | .526 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .609 | 1.346 |
Chad Pinder | 10 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.400 |
Elvis Andrus | 7 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .661 |
Sheldon Neuse | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Sean Murphy | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Tony Kemp | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Cristian Pache | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
Christian Bethancourt | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Ramón Laureano | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Athletics Betting Trends
- The Athletics have been the moneyline favorite eight total times this season. They’ve gone 4-4 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -123 or shorter, Oakland has gone 4-3 (57.1%).
- The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.2% in this matchup.
- Oakland has had an over/under set by bookmakers 46 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 19 of those games (19-25-2).
- The Athletics have collected a 23-23-0 record ATS this season (covering 50% of the time).
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Rangers Betting Trends
- The Rangers have entered the game as underdogs 32 times this season and won 15, or 46.9%, of those games.
- Texas has entered 27 games this season as the underdog by +102 or more and is 14-13 in those contests.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 49.5% chance to win.
- So far this season, Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 42 games with a total.
- The Rangers are 25-17-0 ATS in their 42 games with a spread this season.
Athletics Players to Watch
- Seth Brown has racked up 27 hits, a team-best for the Athletics, on the way to hitting .208 with eight doubles, two triples, five home runs and 11 walks.
- Among the qualified batters in MLB action, Brown’s batting average ranks 147th, his on-base percentage ranks 148th, and he is 70th in the league in slugging.
- Sean Murphy has 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 walks while batting .203.
- Among qualified hitters, Murphy’s batting average ranks 153rd, his on-base percentage ranks 147th, and he is 121st in the league in slugging.
- Murphy brings a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .184 with a double, four walks and three RBI.
- Elvis Andrus is batting .227 with seven doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
- Tony Kemp’s .311 on-base percentage paces his team, and he has four doubles, a home run and 15 walks while batting .233.
Athletics Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Murphy | 153 | .203 | 19 | 4 | 20 | .275 | .641 |
Sheldon Neuse | 148 | .243 | 15 | 2 | 15 | .300 | .631 |
Tony Kemp | 146 | .233 | 15 | 1 | 8 | .311 | .592 |
Cristian Pache | 134 | .164 | 11 | 2 | 11 | .200 | .446 |
Elvis Andrus | 132 | .227 | 16 | 3 | 7 | .301 | .649 |
Seth Brown | 130 | .208 | 14 | 5 | 22 | .273 | .688 |
Chad Pinder | 113 | .239 | 10 | 4 | 13 | .263 | .661 |
Kevin Smith | 109 | .220 | 9 | 2 | 13 | .243 | .610 |
Jed Lowrie | 93 | .247 | 13 | 3 | 13 | .327 | .693 |
Christian Bethancourt | 82 | .232 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .284 | .589 |
Rangers Players to Watch
- Corey Seager leads Texas in OBP (.305), slugging percentage (.412) and OPS (.717) this season.
- Seager is 98th in batting average, 107th in on-base percentage and 77th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Adolis Garcia is batting .209 with a .392 slugging percentage and 26 RBI this year.
- Garcia ranks 145th in batting average, 161st in on-base percentage and 98th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Jonah Heim has 24 hits this season and has a slash line of .273/.360/.500.
- Kole Calhoun has 31 hits, which is tops among Texas hitters this season, while batting .254 with 12 extra-base hits.
Rangers Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Semien | 162 | .185 | 14 | 0 | 10 | .242 | .489 |
Corey Seager | 160 | .238 | 20 | 8 | 20 | .305 | .717 |
Adolis García | 158 | .209 | 23 | 6 | 26 | .257 | .649 |
Nate Lowe | 139 | .245 | 11 | 2 | 12 | .300 | .617 |
Kole Calhoun | 122 | .254 | 15 | 7 | 16 | .303 | .778 |
Brad Miller | 105 | .229 | 10 | 6 | 20 | .274 | .684 |
Mitch Garver | 100 | .220 | 11 | 6 | 12 | .298 | .728 |
Andy Ibáñez | 100 | .180 | 10 | 1 | 5 | .234 | .464 |
Jonah Heim | 88 | .273 | 17 | 5 | 15 | .360 | .860 |
Eli White | 66 | .197 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .293 | .566 |
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