Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction: Rangers are clear

Friday's Major League Baseball action at Oakland Coliseum features a matchup between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics. 

The Athletics have now lost 21 straight games in which they scored three runs or fewer, and Esteury Ruiz is the club leader in both hits (39) and RBI (16) in those games. Both Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers have contributed to the team's success by collecting a combined 58 hits and 43 RBI. However, we can only expect a better performance from the home side here, which should do well to avoid another defeat.

The Texas Rangers have scored six runs in each of their last three games, and they have done so seven times in their last nine. The Rangers have won six of their last eight games when they have scored four or more runs. Marcus Semien (42 hits, 30 RBI), Nathaniel Lowe (30 hits, 30 RBI), and Jonah Heim (72 hits, 52 RBI) are the Rangers' best players. Nathan Eovaldi will take the hill. He has a record of 4-2, an earned run average of 3.22, and 44 strikeouts. Eovaldi has pitched 37 innings against the Athletics and has a record of 2-2, an earned run average of 3.46, and 37 strikeouts.

Supporting the Oakland Athletics is not an option at this time because they are accumulating losses, the most of which are not even close contests. The Texas Rangers have a reliable offense, and Nathan Eovaldi is showing signs of becoming the dominant pitcher he was a year or two ago. The Rangers are in first place in the American League West. As a result, the Rangers are in the clear in this situation.