{"id":709,"date":"2024-08-31T21:12:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:12:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-31T21:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:12:15","slug":"preview-oakland-athletics-versus-texas-rangers-matchup-on-september-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/preview-oakland-athletics-versus-texas-rangers-matchup-on-september-1-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Oakland Athletics versus Texas Rangers Matchup on September 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The showdown between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers is set for September 01, 2024, at Globe Life Field, starting at 2:35 PM. Weather conditions are expected to play a factor.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Spence will take the pitcher&#8217;s mound for the Oakland Athletics, entering the game with a 4.669 ERA. On the Texas sideline, Andrew Heaney will pitch, holding a 4.036 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL West Division standings, the Oakland Athletics find themselves in 13th position with a record of 59-76, reflecting a winning percentage of 0.44. They have a divisional record of 17-20, putting them 4th in the division. The team has won 5 of their last 10 games and currently boasts a W1 streak. At home, their record is 33-35, while their road record stands at 26-41. They have won 26 day games compared to 33 night games, with an overall run count of 554 scored and 624 allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers sit 12th in the standings, holding a record of 63-72 and a winning percentage of 0.47. Their division record is 14-19, positioning them 3rd in the division. The Rangers have captured 6 wins in their last 10 outings and are currently on an L1 streak. They show a home record of 34-32 and a road record of 29-40. In day games, they have won 25, against 38 in night games, having scored a total of 559 runs and conceded 607.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The showdown between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers is set for September 01, 2024, at Globe Life Field, starting at 2:35 PM. Weather cond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}