Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers: 8/17/22 MLB Picks and Prediction

The Texas Rangers will host the Oakland Athletics in the third game of their series in the American League West from Globe Life Field on Wednesday night. The weather is expected to be mildly humid with a 61.9% chance of rain and 9.6 miles per hour winds.  

The Texas Rangers are coming off of a 4 run loss against the Oakland Athletics in their last game. The series is at 1-1 going into game 3. 

Kohei Arihara got the start for the Texas Rangers. He has a 4.76 ERA, with 6 strikes and a 1.94 whip. He 5 2/3 innings and six strikeouts while allowing eight hits and three runs in the loss. 

Texas Rangers left-hander, Cole Ragans will be the starter for this one. He has a 4.82 ERA with 4 strikes and a 1.71 whip.

The Oakland Athletics are coming off of a 4 run win against the Texas Rangers in their last game. Elvis Andrus homered against his former team for the first time, Shea Langeliers doubled on the first pitch he sa to get Oakland the win here. The series is at 1-1 going into game 3. 

JP Sears got the start for the Oakland Athletics. He has a 1.95 ERA, with 20 strikes and a .90 whip. He pitched five scoreless innings in the win. 

Oakland Athletics right-hander, Adam Oller will be the starter for this one. He has a 7.26 ERA with 31 strikes and a 1.78 whip.

The Athletics are 19-39 in their last 58 vs. American League West and are 22-48 in their last 70 overall. The Athletics are also 22-48 in their last 70 games on grass and are 3-7 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a losing record. The Rangers are 9-4 in their last 13 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower. The Rangers should get the win in this one as the Athletics are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Texas and are 5-11 in the last 16 meetings.