What a run by the A's who will have a chance today to keep their momentum and win another game and win the division. The Rangers have been struggling and I think the struggles continue in this big ballpark. A.J. Griffin has a 2.52 ERA at home this year and he had a great start in Texas allowing just 4 base runners in 6 innings allowing no runs. Now he's at home where he's super comfortable with all the momentum on his side.
On the other side we have a classy veteran in Ryan Dempster who has a 2.02 ERA during day starts this year, a 2.78 ERA on the road and a 2.04 ERA in 6 straight wins for the Rangers when you take away his struggles vs. the Angels. Oakland has not see Dempster today and he should be cool as both teams will be in a pitching duel throughout. Each starter is followed by two solid bullpen's as Oakland has the 4th best bullpen while Texas is 13th, but better on the road. Both lineups are also better against left handed pitchers so they'll have a stiff task coming up here. The A's are under 36-16-1 in their last 53 home vs. a RH starter and Texas is under 6-2-2 in their last 10 road vs. a RH starter.
