Sean Manaea (2-4, 6.20 ERA) and Cesar Ramos (1-2, 3.58 ERA) take the hill in the first of a four-game series between the Oakland Athletics (26-36) and the Texas Rangers (39-24) at O.C. Coliseum. Action begins at 10:05 p.m. ET on Monday, Jun. 13 and can be seen on CSCA and FSSW.
Manaea pitched 7.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering five runs, striking out six and walking two in a 5-4 defeat to the Brewers. Khris Davis (.239, 23 Rs, 14 HRs, 37 RBIs, 1 SB) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one RBI. Ramos went 2.0 innings, surrendering one run and striking out one in a 10-4 win over the Mariners in his last outing. Ian Desmond (.306, 44 Rs, 9 HRs, 42 RBIs, 12 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 5 yesterday with two RBIs.
Notes
Oakland has won 35% (9-17) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, Texas has won 62% (18-11) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Rangers are coming off of a weak pitching game where they recorded six strikeouts. The Athletics have a record of 10-16 when opponents’ pitchers have six strikeouts or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 19-6. The Rangers have a 25-4 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 25th in runs, Oakland has earned 239 this season. Texas ranks seventh with 299 runs.
Ranking 24th, Oakland is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.697). Texas ranks in the top half at 12th with an OPS of .747.
When the Rangers allow at least one home run, they are 25-22. When the Athletics allow one or more homers, they have a 9-29 record.
