Rangers vs Athletics Picks, Odds and Prediction
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The Texas Rangers have clawed back into the race and could flip their former All-Star outfielder for a more consistent bat at the deadline.
Jonah Heim hit a looping fly ball that dropped between two fielders in shallow left field, scoring Wyatt Langford from first base, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 2-1 on Wednesday night for a sweep.
Jacob deGrom struck out nine and allowed a leadoff homer in six solid innings, and Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Adolis García homered as the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 6-2.
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Atlanta Braves. Texas is 53-50 overall and 31-20 in home games. The Rangers are 38-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The Rangers also recalled outfielder Michael Helman and pitcher Cole Winn and sent infielder Justin Foscue and outfielder Alejandro Osuna back to the minors.
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How Wyatt Langford’s ‘flat-out hustle’ on a wild play led to the Rangers’ winning runLangford used an electrifying display of baserunning to capitalize on the Athletics’ colossal mistake in the seventh inning.