MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Oakland Athletics VS Texas Rangers

OAKLANDATHLETICS (26-23)

TEXASRANGERS (31-17)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
OAK	26-23	$307	7-7	19-16	17-10	9-13	31-18
TEX	31-17	$937	12-5	19-12	25-15	6-2	18-28-2

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OAK	TEAM	TEX
4.57	RUNS	4.71
4.37	RUNS AGAINST	3.63
0.20	DIFF	1.08
$307	MONEY	$937
4.04	TEAM ERA	3.51
8.22	OFF HITS	9.19
4.08	OFF WALKS	2.92
7.92	OFF Ks	6.21
8.57	DEF HIT	8.04
2.69	DEF WALKS	2.94
7.39	DEF Ks	8.15

INJURIES

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Brett Anderson	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jed Lowrie	SS	Day-to-Day (foot)
Josh Reddick	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Fernando Rodriguez	P	60-Day Disabled List
Scott Sizemore	2B	60-Day Disabled List

TEXAS RANGERS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Neftali Feliz	P	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Harrison	P	15-Day Disabled List
Ian Kinsler	2B	15-Day Disabled List
Colby Lewis	P	15-Day Disabled List
Justin Miller	P	60-Day Disabled List
Alexi Ogando	P	15-Day Disabled List
Joakim Soria	P	15-Day Disabled List

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TEAM NEWS

OAKLAND	TEXAS
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BETTING TRENDS

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

No trends to report

TEXAS RANGERS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

AJ GRIFFIN (R) ERA: 3.59 W/L: 4-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/19/2013	KC	W	4-3	U	6	100
05/13/2013	TEX	W	5-1	U	7	100
05/08/2013	CLE	L	3-4	U	6⅔	-100

MATT HARRISON (L) ERA: 8.44 W/L: 0-2

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
04/06/2013	LAA	L	4-8	O	5	-120
03/31/2013	HOU	L	2-8	O	5⅔	-163
10/02/2012	OAK	L	1-3	U	6	-156

Oakland Athletics's relievers have pitched 7 innings in the last 3 games.
Texas Rangers's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
06/28/2012	Thu	OAK	6	TEX	7	TEX	-182	11	O	T Ross	S Feldman
06/07/2012	Thu	TEX	1	OAK	7	OAK	141	7½	O	Y Darvish	B McCarthy
06/06/2012	Wed	TEX	0	OAK	2	OAK	140	7½	U	C Lewis	B Colon
06/05/2012	Tue	TEX	6	OAK	3	TEX	154	7½	O	D Holland	T Blackley
06/04/2012	Mon	TEX	1	OAK	12	OAK	117	7½	O	S Feldman	J Parker
05/17/2012	Thu	OAK	5	TEX	4	OAK	-166	9	P	B McCarthy	M Harrison
05/16/2012	Wed	OAK	1	TEX	4	TEX	-230	9	U	T Milone	Y Darvish
09/22/2011	Thu	TEX	3	OAK	4	OAK	135	8½	U	C Lewis	T Cahill
09/21/2011	Wed	TEX	3	OAK	2	TEX	162	7	U	C.J. Wilson	B McCarthy
09/20/2011	Tue	TEX	7	OAK	2	TEX	144	8	O	D Holland	R Harden

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

ATHLETICS

Athletics are third last in the league in hits at 8.2 per game.

Athletics lead the league in walks with 4.1 per game.

RANGERS

Rangers are third in the league in hits at 9.2 per game.

Rangers strike out less than any team in the league with 6.2 per game.

Rangers are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.6 runs per game.

Rangers allow the third least hits in the league at 8.0 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/28/2012	Thu	6	at TEX	7	L	-182	11	T Ross	4	S Feldman
06/27/2012	Wed	2	at SEA	1	W	-102	7	J Parker	7	K Millwood
06/26/2012	Tue	2	at SEA	3	L	-115	7	T Blackley	7	J Vargas
06/25/2012	Mon	1	at SEA	0	W	-107	7	T Milone	7	E Ramirez
06/24/2012	Sun	4	SF	2	W	132	7	A Griffin	6	M Cain

TEXAS RANGERS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/28/2012	Thu	7	OAK	6	W	-182	11	S Feldman	5	T Ross
06/27/2012	Wed	13	DET	9	W	-135	10½	R Oswalt	6	D Fister
06/26/2012	Tue	7	DET	5	W	-182	10	Y Darvish	7	D Smyly
06/25/2012	Mon	2	DET	8	L	-148	11	J Grimm	1	R Porcello
06/24/2012	Sun	4	COL	2	W	-280	10½	M Harrison	5	A White

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Oakland's Overall Scoring vs Texas's Overall Defense	4.6	7	3.6	1
Oakland's Away Scoring vs Texas's Home Defense	4.7	7	3.1	1
Oakland's Road ERA vs Texas's Home ERA Allowed	4.0	5	5.3	2
Texas's Overall Scoring vs Oakland's Overall Defense	4.7	6	4.4	7
Texas's Home Scoring vs Oakland's Road Defense	5.1	2	4.1	4
Texas's Home ERA vs Oakland's Road ERA Allowed	3.0	1	4.3	6

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	26-23	13-10	13-13	17-10	9-13	31-18	7-7	19-16
vs Div	18-8	8-5	10-3	13-5	5-3	18-8	5-3	13-5
Last 10	7-3	4-2	3-1	5-1	2-2	3-7	1-1	6-2
vs AL	26-23	13-10	13-13	17-10	9-13	31-18	7-7	19-16

TEXAS RANGERS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	31-17	15-7	16-10	25-15	6-2	18-28-2	12-5	19-12
vs Div	18-8	6-3	12-5	15-6	3-2	12-13-1	7-1	11-7
Last 10	7-3	4-3	3-0	5-3	2-0	5-5	1-0	6-3
vs AL	29-14	15-7	14-7	24-12	5-2	16-25-2	11-5	18-9
vs NL	2-3	0-0	2-3	1-3	1-0	2-3	1-0	1-3

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

AJ GRIFFIN VS. TEXAS RANGERS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/13/2013	5-1	OAK	7	6	1	1	0	8	W
10/03/2012	12-5	OAK	2⅔	7	5	4	2	0	ND
06/29/2012	4-3	TEX	6	2	0	0	2	4	ND

MATT HARRISON VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
10/02/2012	3-1	OAK	6	6	3	3	1	5	L
09/27/2012	9-7	TEX	6	7	4	4	1	2	W
06/29/2012	4-3	TEX	8	8	2	2	1	7	W
05/17/2012	5-4	OAK	5⅓	8	3	3	3	3	ND
08/14/2011	7-6	TEX	5⅓	6	6	4	3	6	ND