The Oakland A’s have reached the halfway point of the 2021 season, as Tuesday marks their 81st game out of 162. It will come at home against the Texas Rangers, in a rematch of a four-game split between the two clubs last week in Arlington.
Oakland will look to finish the first half on a positive note, with James Kaprielian taking the hill in a rematch against Mike Foltynewicz. The two right-handers faced off last week in Texas, and both went six innings with two runs allowed. They each served up a solo homer, to Adolis Garcia of the Rangers and Sean Murphy of the A’s, respectively.