Oakland Athletics (28-15, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (15-29, fifth in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 5:05 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Isiah Kiner-Falefa is riding a 14-game hitting streak as Texas readies to play Oakland.
The Rangers are 9-17 against the rest of their division. Texas ranks last in the American League in hitting with a .215 batting average. Kiner-Falefa leads the club with an average of .316.
The Athletics are 22-9 in division games. The Oakland pitching staff owns a team ERA of 3.54, Mike Fiers paces the staff with a mark of 5.06.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joey Gallo leads the Rangers with 21 RBIs and is batting .184.
Robbie Grossman is second on the Athletics with 18 extra base hits and is batting .258.
INJURIES: Rangers: Edinson Volquez: (oblique), Joely Rodriguez: (left hamstring), Joe Palumbo: (ulcer), Jose Leclerc: (right shoulder), Corey Kluber: (right shoulder), Brock Burke: (shoulder), Danny Santana: (elbow), Shin-Soo Choo: (right hand), Willie Calhoun: (left hamstring), Jose Trevino: (wrist).
Athletics: Burch Smith: (right forearm), A.J. Puk: (shoulder), Matt Chapman: (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
