{"id":5174,"date":"2009-08-06T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/rangers-athletics-lines-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-08-06T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T11:45:00","slug":"rangers-athletics-lines-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/rangers-athletics-lines-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers-Athletics Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Thursday in a battle of division rivals. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Tommy<\/st2:GivenName> Hunter<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Hunter<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 3-2 this season with a 2.63 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Trevor<\/st2:GivenName> Cahill<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>. The righthander has a 5.01 ERA to go along with a 6-10 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The A’s won their third straight with a 7-5 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday, as +110 underdogs. That game’s 12 runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (9). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Scott<\/st2:GivenName> Hairston<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> led the A’s with a two-run homer and three RBIs. Craig<\/st2:GivenName> Breslow<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> tossed the win in relief, and Andrew<\/st2:GivenName> Bailey<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> collected his 15th<\/sup> save. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
David<\/st2:GivenName> Murphy<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> launched two home runs and drove in three runs for the Rangers, who were -130 favorites. Vicente<\/st2:GivenName> Padilla<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> gave up six runs over 5 2-3 innings in taking the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has lost 3 straight games.
Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 3 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 59-47 SU
Oakland: 47-60 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Texas most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 4-6
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 3-7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at LA Angels, Friday, August 7
Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Kansas City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, August 7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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