Adolis Garcia leads the Texas Rangers (68-67) into a matchup against the Athletics (63-72) a game after he racked up four hits in a 20-3 win over the Angels. The Athletics are favored on the moneyline (-121) against the Rangers (+101) in this outing, which begins at 10:05 p.m. ET on Friday. Sacramento’s Jeffrey Springs and Texas’ Jack Leiter pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Athletics vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Athletics (-121)
• Underdog: Rangers (+101)
• Over/under: 10.5

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have been favored on the moneyline 31 total times this season. They’ve finished 15-16 in those games.
• In games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -121 or shorter, the Athletics have gone 9-11 (45%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 54.8%.
• The Athletics have combined with their opponents to go over the total 66 times this season for a 66-60-9 record against the over/under.
• The Athletics have put together a 72-63-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.3% of the time).

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker has 32 doubles, three triples, 26 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .269.
• In MLB, Rooker ranks 21st in home runs and 28th in RBI.
• Rooker enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .176 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Tyler Soderstrom has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 77 runs batted in.
• Soderstrom ranks 36th in homers and 24th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Soderstrom takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, two walks and three RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 29 home runs.
• Langeliers has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Nick Kurtz is hitting .309 with 23 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 52 walks.
• Kurtz heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Athletics’ 4.79 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.367).
• Athletics pitchers combine to surrender 189 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (second-most in baseball).
• They struck out 10 Tigers batters while allowing two hits in a 7-0 win in their last game.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have been underdogs in 65 games this season and won 23 (35.4%) of those contests.
• This season, the Rangers have won 15 of their 48 games, or 31.2%, when they’re the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 49.8% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• The Rangers and their opponents have hit the over in 59 of their 135 games with a total this season.
• The Rangers are 72-63-0 against the spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Corey Seager is batting .271 this season with 21 home runs, both lead Texas hitters.
• Seager ranks 47th in homers and 128th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Wyatt Langford has 106 hits and an OBP of .346 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Langford ranks 62nd in homers and 104th in RBI.
• Langford takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .394 with four doubles, two home runs, 10 walks and four RBIs.
• Garcia leads Texas in runs batted in (72) this season. He has a .234 batting average and a .413 slugging percentage.
• Garcia enters this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .450 with four doubles, two home runs, two walks and eight RBIs.
• Josh Smith has 109 hits and an OBP of .333 to go with a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
• Smith heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .176 with two walks.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a 3.43 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Rangers, who lead MLB with a 1.179 WHIP.
• With just 143 homers allowed, the Rangers rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
• The Rangers earned a 20-3 win in their most recent game, striking out 10 Angels batters while allowing seven hits.