Athletics at Rangers
O/U 7.5 · RL Rangers -1.5 · Globe Life Field
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Athletics ML +136
- Published odds
- +136
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 9-2
Odds are the American price printed with this pick, not a current offer. Wins, losses and pushes remain on the public record; a missing grade is not a win.
The line
FANDUEL · 18 moves| Market | Opened Sep 2 10:42 AM | Close Sep 2 5:30 PM | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPREAD | Athletics +1.5 (-156) | Athletics -6.5 (-580) | +5 |
| MONEYLINE | Athletics +136 | Athletics -10000 | −10136 |
Every move, in order ›
| When | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENSep 2 10:42 AM | Athletics +1.5 (-156) | — | Athletics +136 · Rangers -162 |
| Sep 2 11:40 AM | Athletics +1.5 (-166) | — | Athletics +136 · Rangers -162 |
| Sep 2 12:05 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-160) | — | Athletics +136 · Rangers -162 |
| Sep 2 1:29 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-156) | — | Athletics +136 · Rangers -162 |
| Sep 2 2:18 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-160) | — | Athletics +136 · Rangers -162 |
| Sep 2 2:40 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-172) | — | Athletics +134 · Rangers -172 |
| Sep 2 2:48 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-146) | — | Athletics +164 · Rangers -215 |
| Sep 2 2:55 PM | Athletics +1.5 (+102) | — | Athletics +235 · Rangers -320 |
| Sep 2 3:09 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-104) | — | Athletics +230 · Rangers -310 |
| Sep 2 3:10 PM | Athletics +1.5 (+104) | — | Athletics +255 · Rangers -350 |
| Sep 2 3:40 PM | Athletics +1.5 (-275) | — | Athletics -104 · Rangers -122 |
| Sep 2 4:01 PM | Athletics -2.5 (-125) | — | Athletics -500 · Rangers +340 |
| Sep 2 4:12 PM | Athletics -3.5 (-140) | — | Athletics -1100 · Rangers +600 |
| Sep 2 4:30 PM | Athletics -6.5 (-114) | — | Athletics -20000 · Rangers +2000 |
| Sep 2 4:50 PM | Athletics -6.5 (-154) | — | Athletics -50000 · Rangers +3500 |
| Sep 2 5:10 PM | Athletics -6.5 (-290) | — | Athletics -10000 · Rangers +1700 |
| Sep 2 5:13 PM | Athletics -6.5 (-490) | — | Athletics -10000 · Rangers +1700 |
| Sep 2 5:25 PM | Athletics -6.5 (-400) | — | Athletics -10000 · Rangers +1700 |
| CLOSESep 2 5:30 PM | Athletics -6.5 (-580) | — | Athletics -10000 · Rangers +1700 |
The read
It’s a getaway afternoon under the roof in Arlington, with Texas chasing a sweep and the Athletics trying to stop a five-game slide. The momentum belongs to the Rangers, but today’s starting-pitching matchup looks different from the first two games.
Jacob Lopez owns a 2.12 ERA with 21 strikeouts over his last three starts and has allowed no more than two earned runs in six consecutive starts. That run includes six innings of two-run baseball against Texas on August 16. The Rangers start seven right-handed hitters, but Lopez’s recent start logs show his success has held up against right-handed batters.
Cody Bradford has a legitimate 1.86 ERA through two home starts, but Oakland collected eight hits in four innings against him 17 days ago. Left-handed hitters have produced a .436 average and 1.067 OPS against Bradford, while Lawrence Butler is 6-for-10 with two homers in this matchup and carries a .983 OPS over his last 15 days.
If the game reaches the bullpens close, Texas has allowed 17 earned runs in 20⅓ relief innings over the last seven days. Oakland’s bullpen has posted a 3.86 ERA during that span, with Hogan Harris and Elvis Alvarado entering after five and four days off.
Texas’ 38-29 home record, Oakland’s 18-34 record against left-handed starters, and the Athletics’ five-game skid keep this from being a high-confidence play. But Lopez gives the underdog a credible starting edge, Oakland has already shown it can reach Bradford, and the bullpen conditions are competitive enough to take the full plus-money return rather than pay -160 for the extra run.
The research
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STARTER FORM
Jacob Lopez: 2.12 ERA over his last 3 starts
2.12Jacob Lopez’s 2.12 ERA over his last three starts is supported by legitimate swing-and-miss stuff. Texas faces a pitcher with a reliable escape route when runners reach.
PLATOON EDGE
Justin Foscue (bats R) gets a LHP from the 6th spot
.979Foscue gets a left-hander from the sixth spot, where his .979 mark in the split makes the lower half dangerous. Lopez cannot relax after working through Texas’s central bats.
COOLING OFF
Zack Gelof: .443 OPS in Last 15 Days
.443Zack Gelof’s .443 OPS has lasted long enough to qualify as real current weakness. Texas could offer a reset, but I’m not betting on that rebound before he shows it.
STREAK
OAK have lost 4 straight
L4Oakland’s four straight losses have been decisive enough to expose problems on both sides of the ball. Going on the road to Texas makes the Athletics a difficult team to trust to stop the skid.
REGRESSION
Cody Bradford: 3.42 ERA vs 5.02 xERA
5.02Cody Bradford’s 3.42 ERA understates the risk created by heavy traffic and limited strikeouts. Oakland has a viable route to pressure him by putting balls in play and stacking baserunners.
Jacob Lopez: 4.82 ERA vs 3.4 xERA
3.4Jacob Lopez’s 4.82 ERA looks harsher than his 3.40 expected mark, with strikeouts and soft contact supporting the correction case. I expect a better performance against Texas than the surface number implies.
FANTASY PICKUPS
Jacob Lopez
3.4 xERALopez’s 4.82 ERA and 1.46 WHIP are dangerous, but the 3.40 xERA says he has pitched better than those results, while 8.7 K/9 supplies real upside against Texas. A deep-league gamble for strikeout seekers who can absorb WHIP risk.
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Props on this game
2- GARY'S PICKCODY BRADFORDPITCHER HITS ALLOWED OVER 5.5
Bradford has surrendered at least seven hits in each of his last three starts, including eight in four innings against Oakland on August 16. His fastball averages 88.5 mph, opponents are batting .375 against it, and his latest start produced only a 7% whiff rate. Oakland collected 11 hits last night, and Lawrence Butler has gone 6-for-10 against Bradford. I only need six hits, and getting plus money on that number is worth the play.
- GARY'S PICKJACOB LOPEZK'S OVER 5.5
Lopez has recorded at least six strikeouts in five of his last six starts, totaling 21 across 17 innings in his last three. That stretch includes six strikeouts in six innings against Texas on August 16. His slider owns a 31.4% whiff rate and a 43.8% chase rate, giving him a legitimate finishing pitch against a Rangers lineup featuring seven right-handed hitters. Six strikeouts at plus money is the right side of this number.
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