Athletics vs Rangers: Divisional Showdown

0:00Athletics and Rangers are locked in the tight battle at 14 wins and 13 losses each, with Oakland holding first in the AL West in Texas. Right behind in second, they clash Sunday at 2.35 p.m. Eastern in Arlington featuring JT. Jin on the mound for the A's with a 3.74 ERA against Kumar Rocker for Texas at 3.48. Rangers are slight favorites at minus 129 with the over under at 8.5 runs. This three game series sits tied one to one and these squads have split their six meetings this season, three apiece. Texas boasts a solid six and five home record, shining when they notch eight or more hits, going 10 and six in those spots. Meanwhile, the Athletics carry a 9 and 8 mark on the road, slugging at 0.392, fifth best in the league. Fans are buzzing over the star stepping up lately. For Texas, Josh Jung's got nine doubles, four homers, and 14 RBIs while Corey Seger's

1:00scorching 10 for 37 over his last 10 games, with three doubles and two bombs. Oakland's Shayland Joliers packs eight homers and four doubles, and Jacob Wilson's 15 for 44 in his recent stretch, including two jacks, and nine RBIs. Both teams even have five and five in their last 10, with Texas batting 251 and posting a 4.34 ERA, while the A's hit two, 59, but allow 5.09 runs per game, each outscored by just one run overall. Entries hit hard though, rangers missing arms like Robert Garcia and Jordan Montgomery, plus Wyatt Langford, A's without Brent Rooker and Denzel. Clark, heads up for a rubber match that could swing the AL West early, pure divisional fire right here. From your city, powered by AI, this is California News today. I'm Corey with the story.