In the second of a three-game series between the Texas Rangers (70-50) and the Oakland Athletics (52-67) at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Lucas Harrell (3-2, 4.20 ERA) and Andrew Triggs (0-1, 5.50 ERA) take the mound. The Rangers won the last game 5-2, and Texas leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 16 and will air on CSCA and FSSW.
In his most recent outing, Harrell pitched 6.0 innings, allowing six runs, striking out eight and walking one in a 12-9 loss to the Rockies. Carlos Beltran (.302, 56 Rs, 24 HRs, 69 RBIs) continued his strong season yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs. The Athletics were unsuccessful against the Orioles 9-6 the last time Triggs pitched. He went 4.0 innings, allowing three runs and striking out four. Danny Valencia (.294, 49 Rs, 14 HRs, 41 RBIs) has been doing well, going 2 for 3 yesterday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Texas is 32-23, while Oakland is 18-28.
The Athletics managed to give up six walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Rangers who are heading in with a 9-1 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 35-12. The Rangers have a 46-9 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 25th, Oakland sits near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 476 this season. Texas ranks in the top 10 at seventh with 559.
Ranking 27th, Oakland is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.705). Texas ranks in the top half at 11th with an OPS of .754.
When the Athletics allow at least one home run, they are 25-55. When the Rangers allow one or more homers, they have a 44-42 record.
