The Texas Rangers have the opportunity to sweep the Oakland Athletics in a doubleheader finale on Wednesday.
The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics play a doubleheader Wednesday to finish this American League West rivalry. The Rangers and A’s are trending in the opposite directions this week. Texas has won four games in a row and still has a chance at sweeping this series. The Athletics are trying to end a three-game losing streak. The first game of this doubleheader will start at 3:37 p.m. ET, while this second game will start at 6:37 p.m. ET.
The Rangers are coming off a huge win on Tuesday night to take command of this series. Texas won 15-8 after scoring 10 runs in the second inning. The Rangers had 19 hits, but surprisingly only scored in three innings.
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Game Date: May 8, 2024
Game Time: 6:37 p.m. ET
TV: MLB.TV – Oakland Athletics
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Texas will start Michael Lorenzen, who is 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA. The Athletics will counter with lefty JP Sears, who is 2-2 with a 3.89 ERA.
Texas will start rookie phenom Jack Leiter in Game 2. The righty got roughed up in his MLB debut on April 18 against Detroit, giving up eight hits and seven runs. This will be his second start of the season. In the second game the A’s will start Oswaldo Bido, who is making his debut for Oakland. He pitched with the Pirates last season with a 2-5 record and a 5.86 ERA.
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