Texas at Oakland

This is a terrible situational spot for Texas, playing at Miami yesterday then flying 3,000 miles to the West Coast. The Rangers have a losing road record on the year (21-23), and are on a 50-104 run away from home the past few years with an offense that is #26 in on-base percentage. Texas has Spencer Howard (6.97 ERA) on the mound, with an ERA of 12.00 on the road. In 94 career innings, he's allowed 46 walks and 93 hits. Oakland is home for the second-straight day after taking the nightcap against Detroit, 5-0. They're 8-9 over the last 17 games, including three wins over Houston and two vs. Toronto. Starter Cole Irvin (3.21 ERA) has been great at home with a 1.68 ERA in 48 innings in Oakland. He's thrown very well over his last three starts, too, holding the Blue Jays and Astros to a total of four runs in 20 innings. Play Oakland.