{"id":806,"date":"2024-08-31T11:02:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T15:02:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:02:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T15:02:13","slug":"preview-oakland-athletics-tackle-texas-rangers-on-august-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/preview-oakland-athletics-tackle-texas-rangers-on-august-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Oakland Athletics Tackle Texas Rangers on August 31, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oakland Athletics will go head-to-head with the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on August 31, 2024, beginning at 7:05 PM. The matchup is expected to take place under predictable weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Joey Estes will take the pitcher&#8217;s mound for Oakland, carrying a 4.366 ERA into the game. Facing him from the Texas side will be Cody Bradford, who holds a 3.306 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL West Division standings, Oakland occupies the 13th spot with a 59-76 record (.440 win percentage), including 17-20 in divisional matchups, ranking them 4th within the division. They have won 5 of their last 10 games and currently ride a single-game winning streak. Their home and away records stand at 33-35 and 26-41, respectively. Oakland has recorded 26 daytime wins versus 33 nighttime victories and has scored 554 runs while allowing 624.<\/p>\n<p>Texas sits just above Oakland in the 12th position within the AL West, showcasing a 63-72 record (.470 win percentage). They are 3rd in divisional play with a 14-19 record. The Rangers have claimed 6 of their last 10 games but come off a loss. Their home record is slightly positive at 34-32, whereas they&#8217;ve struggled on the road with a 29-40 tally. Texas has won 25 day games and 38 night games, with an offensive output of 559 runs and 607 runs conceded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oakland Athletics will go head-to-head with the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on August 31, 2024, beginning at 7:05 PM. The matchup is expecte<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}