The Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers will both
be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at
Rangers Ballpark.
Greg Smith will be the starting pitcher for the
Athletics on this day. Lefthander Smith is 7-15 this
season with a 4.09 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be ace Kevin Millwood who starts for
the Rangers. Righthander Millwood is 9-9 with a 5.15
ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as
133-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while
the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Athletics defeated Seattle 5-3 as a -145 favorite
on Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to
be a PUSH on the posted over\/under total (8).
Jack Cust hit a two-run home run for Oakland, while
Aaron Cunningham had a pair of RBI in the win.
The Rangers lost to Los Angeles 7-3 as a +120 underdog
on Sunday. The 10 runs scored fell UNDER the posted
over\/under total (10.5).
Hank Blalock launched a three-run home run for the
Rangers and Scott Feldman took the loss after getting
roughed up for six runs in six innings
Current streak:
Oakland has won 3 straight games.
Texas has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 74-81 SU
Texas: 75-81 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Texas are 2-8
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 7-3<\/p>\n
Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 9 games
when playing Texas
Oakland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on
the road against Texas
Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at
home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games
when playing Oakland
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Texas home to Oakland, Tuesday, September 23<\/p>\n