The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.Derek Holland will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Lefthander Holland is 2-5 this season with a 5.59 ERA.
Holland's opponent in this one will be Gio Gonzalez. The Athletics lefthander has a 7.36 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Rangers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Rajai Davis' pinch-hit, two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Athletics past the Rangers 3-2 on Monday night.
Oakland cashed as -130 home favorites as the teams played UNDER the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Mark Ellis knocked in a run for the Athletics, while Michael Wuertz got the win in relief of starter Brett Anderson for Oakland.
Marlon Byrd drove in a run for Texas, as C.J. Wilson took the loss after allowing the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Oakland home to Texas, Wednesday, August 5
