Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers Matchup Preview - August 15th, 2022
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The Athletics are scheduled to start James Kaprielian (3-6, 4.38 ERA) against Rangers starting pitcher Glenn Otto (4-8, 5.20 ERA) on Monday. James Kaprielian suffered a loss in his last outing, as the Athletics lost to the Angels 1-5. He pitched 5 innings allowing 3 earned runs with 6 hits. He also recorded 6 strikeouts with 3 walks. The last time Glenn Otto took the mound, the Rangers defeated the Astros 8-4. He finished with 5 IP, 5 K, 4 BB, while allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. Today, Kaprielian projects for 5.32 innings pitched with 2.9 ER, 5.3 hits, 4.2 strikeouts, and 2 walks, according to THE BAT. Meanwhile, THE BAT projects Otto's average outcome to be 5.98 IP, 2.4 ER, 5.3 H, 4.9 strikeouts, and 2.2 walks.
Oakland Athletics Insights
James Kaprielian has been given less leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing 5.5 fewer adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starting pitcher.
Seth Brown is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Texas (#3-best on the slate today).
Projected catcher Sean Murphy profiles as a good pitch framer, per THE BAT projection system.
Texas Rangers Insights
Glenn Otto has been unlucky this year, posting a 5.20 ERA despite THE BAT estimating his true talent level to be 4.34 — a 0.86 discrepancy.
Nathaniel Lowe has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 8.3% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last 7 days.
Betting Trends
The Texas Rangers have hit the Run Line in 62 of their last 105 games (+16.30 Units / 12% ROI)
The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Under in 59 of their last 111 games (+7.20 Units / 6% ROI)
Mitch Garver has hit the Total Bases Under in 10 of his last 11 games at home (+8.80 Units / 58% ROI)
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