Texas at Oakland

Oakland got a great pitching performance from Frankie Montas on Thursday, but it lost when the Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning. The Athletics will go with Cole Irvin tonight, and he has a 3.21 ERA overall, but he has done his best pitching at home where he has allowed only two runs on 13 hits in 16 innings this year. Irvin pitched five shutout innings on one hit in one appearance against Texas in 2022. Jon Gray has a 5.14 ERA overall, and he is 0-2 with a 4.84 on the road while allowing 12 runs on 19 hits in 22 1/3 innings. The Rangers are 25-60 in their past 85 road games and 18-40 against left-handed starters. Also, Texas is 5-16 in its past 21 as a road favorite while Oakland is 90-43 at home against teams with losing records. The Athletics' bullpen is 10th in the Majors with a 1.30 WHIP. Take the Athletics on the runline.