In our MLB predictions for Saturday, July 23, we bring you the best Rangers vs Athletics betting pick and odds. Texas takes on Oakland in the second of a three-game series at Oakland Coliseum, and the Rangers are favorites to grab another victory over the Athletics. Friday’s clash from Oakland has been excluded from the analysis, while the Rangers have gone 7-3 in their first ten meetings with the A’s in 2022.
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Rangers vs Athletics Betting Pick
This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 9:07 PM ET on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Why Bet The Rangers:
✅ Kyle Wright will toe the slab for the Braves and shoot for his third consecutive win. The 26-year-old right-hander has thrown seven innings in each of his previous two outings, allowing five runs on 15 hits in total. Wright is now 11-4 with a firm 2.95 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 107/34 K/BB ratio in 18 starts (110 innings pitched) in 2022. Kyle leans on its curveball (32.9 usage percentage), which holds a minus-5 run value, while his sinker and changeup have a minus-15 run value combined.
✅ Patrick Sandoval (3-5; 3.00 ERA) will take the hill for the Angels, and the 25-year-old southpaw will have a tall task to slow down the Braves, who are very dangerous when hitting the lefties. Atlanta is slashing .258/.331/.459 and has a 120 OPS+ against the left-handed pitchers in 2022.
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✅ The Angels have scored only 36 runs in their first 14 outings in July. They’ve posted a hideous .183/.260/.260 slash line with nine home runs and paltry six doubles across 453 at-bats. On the other side, the Braves are hitting .256/.315/.465 with 31 dingers and 30 doubles in 17 games and 587 at-bats in July.
Texas Rangers
The Rangers started the second half of the season with an impressive 8-0 road victory over the Miami Marlins. Texas improved to 42-49, trailing the bottom wild card in the American League by huge seven games. The Rangers have accounted for 89 runs in their first 17 games in July while hitting a solid .242/.307/.427 with 25 homers and 31 extra-base hits across 590 at-bats. Taylor Hearn will get the starting call Saturday, and the 27-year-old lefty is 4-6 with a bloated 5.78 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 13 starts and a couple of relief appearances (67 IP) in 2022.
Oakland Athletics
The Athletics split Thursday’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers to open the second part of their 2022 campaign. Oakland was sitting at 33-62 on Friday, miles away from the wild-card spots in the American League. The A’s owned the second-worst record in the big leagues, but Oakland has gone 5-5 over its previous ten showings at any location. Their bullpen has a firm 2.90 ERA, 3.21 FIP, and 10.4 K/9 through 62 frames of work in July.