Oakland at Texas

Oakland took over the AL Wild Card lead with a 3-2 victory over the Astros on Thursday as Matt Olson hit a two-run homer for the Athletics' third win in a row and eighth in their last 10 games. Oakland has won 17 of the last 23 meetings with Texas and it has won 14 of its last 19 road games versus left-handed starters. The Rangers have lost 19 of their last 26 against teams with winning records. Chris Bassitt is 10-5 with a 3.64 ERA and .232 opponent batting average. The right-hander comes off a 10-2 win over the Tigers when he allowed two runs in six innings. Bassitt is 5-1 with a 2.78 ERA since the All-Star break and in two starts against Texas this season, he has allowed three runs in 10 2/3 innings. Brock Burke will make his fifth start for the Rangers and he was pummeled for six runs on six hits in five innings in his last outing at Baltimore. Play the Athletics.