Andrus and Texas set to host Oakland
By The Associated Press
Oakland Athletics (10-8, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (6-7, fifth in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Marco Estrada (0-1, 4.87 ERA) Rangers: Adrian Sampson (0-1, 1.86 ERA)
LINE: Athletics favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 11 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Texas hosts Oakland in game two of a three-game series.
The Rangers went 28-48 in division games in 2018. Texas averaged 8.1 hits with 3.0 extra base hits per game and 24 total triples last year.
The Athletics went 38-38 in division games in 2018. Oakland pitchers had a WHIP of 1.21 last season while striking out 7.6 hitters per game. The Athletics won the season series 13-6 in 2018.
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